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Weekly Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1858), 1860-05-29

Weekly Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1858), 1860-05-29 page 1

Jl VOLUME L. COLUMBUS. 0., TUESDAY, NUMBER 10. wlBIIt MAY- 29, lSbU 1 Wcrtlj tatt goutual. is PTiuaiisn PA.ILT, TM-WEKKI,Y ANT WBVKT.Y, BT COOKE, IIUllTT l CO. OttcelB Miller's UiiiMitiK. No. Ill Knit Town meet. Term Invariably in Advance. tUlLT, - 00 l'8r By the Carrier, par wek, llicta. Tii-WKtT, ? I" Fear. SLY 1 ftO " KIIMROF PA1LT APVRnTIRINO BT THK RQAHK. tine auuan 1 year, f 0" Olm sqnnro S wnekv, 4 t. Omnlh. IK INI I (Inn " X Trk". 5 On S month. lonnlfhi " 1 wek, 1 7 0m Smooth-, ltum ( One " 9 4iy, 1 i Dili lmoi'lh, mi " 1 u. i f If IV IhVKnTtSlNll. Pmr Ranare. m InM-rth a ,,on per Rriiiarfl, each wk In aoMltlnn 60 pt-playwl Advertisements half more than the atwvt ArtiirtlienwnM traded and r-lecwi In the column of 8pe- All Doll" re'iutrwi l" ," puI'll-heO bT 1, lepvl rati. t i.j ... Ik. In-lito ..-r1iMln.lv aftnr the flirt WrX, (i percent, more- thun thf at'ov rate; but ill luch will ll,i.n- Hants, not exceeding five liuea, pr year, Imlne, lla.Mt; mit-Meflh. . , Notices of meelius". charitable societies, flie companies, Bo., hair price. J II IVwuM AdtrntUemtnU mutt h jmM i- adenx. ' rule will nut he varied from. No Ailnrtlwmrnt taken eiceit for a definite perlM. Till tutotuu. an honest and cn.rmb.ls adnilnlstra'ion of public affairs. Mr. Lincoln n, in a peculiar sense, a man of the people. lie comes fresh from I he people, imbued with til tliuir love of freedom, of truth, hq1 of justice. He has achieved Ihe distinction with which hit fellow countrymen Jiave honored him, not by seeking it, but by deserving ii. Jl ia past life furnishes every assurance which his future life will doubtless confirm Mint their confidence hnt been most worthily bestowed. We print on our first pngo nn interesting sketch of Mr. Lincoln's lift, from the Chicago Preu tnd Tribune, which will repay a perusal. The Four Ohio Votes. The nomination of Lincoln on the third ballot was not anticipated, even by his most sanguine friend; nnd ihe steady Increase of his vote on the second and third ballots took every body by surprise. When Hie Btate or A-iarytanu was reached, Lincoln reached a tie with Seward, who up lo that time was in the lead. The votes of Delaware and Virginia put the sturdy 111 i- noisan ahead, and thence lo the end of the roll he led b oompetiior. WJien the cull was completed, before iho vote was announced, it was discovered that Lincoln lacked but two and a half votes of a nomination, the ballot standing for Lincoln 231J, Seward 180, scattering 34. At ibis Juncture, R. M. Corwino, of Cincinnati, who had been voting for McLean, and three other Ohio delegates who had voted for Chase, R. K. Enos, Isaac Steese, and John I. Gurley, changed their voles to Lincoln, thus giving htm a majority and nominating him. The change was announced by D. K. Carttcr, The Chicago Convention In numbers, in harmony, in unity of purpose, and unbounded enthusiasm, the Chicago Convention is without a parallel in the history of the oountry. It was rather a triumphant ova-tlon to the principles of the Republican parly than a mere nominating Convention. The dele gates constituted but a very small portion of thnmu In .MamUncfl. Hundreds of XenloilS Ollt- .idem were prenl from Ike dl.laul New Eng. cbtirm.d or ll.e acleguion, anu .,muanCu.. land States, thousands from New York, Penn sylvania and Ohio, while from ihe Northwestern j mates they came by legions. Various est i mutes 1 of the number of strangers in Chicago, ranging from forly to fifty thousand, wero made the former number being cerlaiuly wiihin bounds. The friends of the different candidates were tealous and untiringin their exertions for their several preferences; but all were actuated by a determination to acquiesce cheerfully in the choice of the Convention. The coniest for the nomination was waged with vigor but not with bitterness or acrimony, and when, on the third ballot, it was ascertained that the gallant Lincoln was the Mected leader of the campaign, all heartily joined In making the nomination unanimous. The scene (hut ensued in the Con vention defies description. The shouts of the twelve thousand people withiu the spacious "Wigwam" were answered hy the immense as-Bern bio (re without, and re-echoed by excited crowds from street to street throughout the city Flags waved from the Bhipplug in the harbor, cannon thundered salute after salute, and as evening drew on, the twilight and deepening darkness were made brilliant with bonfires, rockets and illuminations. The committee of one from each State, appointed to notify Mr. Lincoln of his nomination, started for Springfield in a special train, the next morning, and at each station on the route, the train was met by crowds of people, with music and banners and shouts. On arriving at Springfield in ihe evening, (ho whole populace turned out to welcome the committee, and the oity was wild whh excitement. Bonfires and illuminations made the streets light as day. "Old Abe'' received the committee with unaf. fected modesty, and his bearing on the occasion was distinguished by an unstudied simplicity ?es of manner, which won every Trift Ca jircsenttat the reception, iy srace and accomplished telf-pos- isloa with which she assisted her husband in entertaining bis guests, gave assurance thai the future hostess of the While House will worthily sustain the honors of her exalted position. ly, without waiting the ofiiciiil count, the vast assemblage burst into shouts that shook the roof and the limbers of the building as with thunder. The enthusiasm was "irrepressible," and uearly twenty minutes elapsed before quiet was re stored. 1 jrf'A ll ti The Nomination. The returning delegations from Chicago on Friday evening, Saturday and yestcrdny met with enthirsiasticdcmonstrations from the people living along the lines of the several railroads leading from Chicago. At nearly every station the trains wore welcomed with the discharge of artillcrr ami with shouts for "Lincoln and llsmlin 1" It may safely be said that no Presidential nomination bits ever been made that el i oiled so spontaneous and so universal approval from the peop'.e, of all classes, as that of Abrara Lincoln. It Is true, the preferences of a very large number of Republicans per-bnpsof a majority were divided among other competitors for the nomination. Mr. Seward's friends labored to secure Ihe priw for him with a leal, a steadfastness and a devotion unsur- nassed in the history of similar contests. The friends of Mr. Chase, also, though not so numerous in the Convention as those of Mr. Seward, adhered to him with a pertinacity which proved not only the strength of their attachment but the 1 worthiness of its object. Had the Ohio delegation supported him with a united front, his vote from other delegations would have been much larger than that which ho received. We do not now propose, however, to comment upon this un fortunate division, by which, as we think, great injustice was done to Ohio and to onu of the purest and ablest of American statesmen, but simply to note the fact above recorded. Mr. Seward and Mr. Chase both owe their defeat to the same cause. Bib have well earned the fealty of determined friends by life-long devotion to those great principles that underlie the Republican orgiiniiation. Both have fought for the same object when It was rejected and despised of all parties. They bore aloft ihe stand ard when there were but few lo follow it, and : again and again went into the battle when defeat was the certain issue. They faced proscription, dared political ostracism, patiently but firmly withstood ihe storms of calumny and misrepresentation, aud over all the tumuli, with clarion-voice and fearless mein, proclaimed the truth and theright, until at lasl l hey caught Hi f the nation. It Hsincd, and the hosts of Ihe free north gave heed to their words. No longer does their standard wave over a feeble and forlorn hope. No longer do they lead to a battle of doubtful or unsuccessful issue. They are surrounded by a countless host, aud viotory awaits the charge. I! ut in their long warfare they have not escaped unscathed by the slmfis of calumny. I Prejudices intended to frighten the timid, have been industriously tullnmcd against them; and though honored and revered la the heart of hearts of the more earnest Republicans, ihey have been passed hy, not because they are not the most faithful and able of leadtirs, hut because In the opinion of the convention ihe exigencies of the hour seemed lo require a candidate less ohnoxlons to the so on lied conservative sentiment of the country, and therefore more available. Much as we regret the political necessity which so often heretofore, as in the present ease, has resulted in the laying aside of our most eminent statesmen, we rejoice that lh honor wiib- held from them has been bestowed upon one so worthy to receive It, as Anram Lincoln of I Hi- noise. As a devoted friend of human rights; as an able advocate of the interests of free labor; as ft consistent exponent of the principles avowed by the early patriots and Illustrated by the early policy of (he government; as a maa of spotless purity of private life, and of unsullied official integrity, he is entitled to, and will reoeivethe earnest and cordial support of all win love Republican principles, and desire Democratic Ucepnlr. "The age of humbug is nearly played out." Sunday Statttmun. Now, that is frank on the part of the State- man. we bad not expecteu it ui incm. Solomon says, in his New England primer, that "experience teaches a dear school," &c, itc. The StaUiman has learned there, at last. Recent eventj have done the business. The failure of the Liitle Juggler in his great thirn-blerieiring irlck of "POPULAR 80VER- EIQNTY (syecf to the Comtilution,)" looked upon as a matter of experience, was ex-1 pensive. Rut it gave the Stainmtin a epasm of knowledge. And the split of the Charleston Convention brought on regular fits, and (for a Democratic paper) It has been hopelessly know ing ever since. Rut Dr. Watts says. "Witu our Knowledge came all our woe." And so of the Stateman. Ii has paused through a regular gradation of sorrow without increaso in wisdom. At first a gentle melancholy settled upon its pensive features; then it broke into a subdued snivel; then a regular boo-hoo, and from a boo-hoo to a bet-low; and ever sinee the nomination of Abe Lincoln it has been sofranilo as to lose all command ofi I self. Sunday it actually published an article which seems to have been written during the campaign of 1810, and to havo fail ed in seeing the light at that time, for some reason or other. It will probably have one to morrow against the building of the Ark by Noah, and another one next day in favor of fiilihusterlng by the children of Israel. Ii also severely reprimands the Republicans of bay t an for being such igrforarauses aa lo make & circular rail fence, and says: "Farmers generally build a vomtnet out of rails, and nt(i it UraiohtP 0, shade of all departed worms, what ignorance 1 And we, too, had always supposed that a worm fence was the orookedest thing in nature, except a dog's hind leg and a woman's temper! So, Diiyioniaus dear, take heart you are ignorant in good com pany, the continent, are spucinus, well-ordertd, and well kept, as the forty or filly thousand strangers in attendance upon the late Convention can attest. The Republicans of (tie city did nothing by halves. A hospitable welcome was extended to all; and those who could not procure accomoda-linos at the hotels were well provided for elsewhere, at reasonable charges, or as tlifl invlled guests of citixens. The "Wig warn" erected for the useof the Convention and forcampaign purposes Is an Immense structure, admirably planned, and capable of holding comfortably ten thousand person's. The Preu and Tribune snys that ' a very careful and accurate count was made of the o umber of persons in at the time Ihe balloting for President was taking place, and resulted as follows: In the tfalWIej 3,5.10 On Hie land , 00 I'mlt-r the Rtilltrii; , A.HTH flu Mm nlnl re AMI Within the rail lug l.liKI T.'tal t'2,150 H)uisiile were twelve ihoueaiid more, mak ing the whole number of persons in the Wig wam And immediately around it fully 24,UUU. The new Bps par press of Chicago was not be- Hind the other "insulations" of the oily, in en terpriso. The reports of tho proceedings of ihe Convention were very generally very well re ported; but the rcporis of ihe Prat and Tribune oould not have been excelled by newspapers of any city, east or west. They were in fact, complete, and us nearly verbatim as the "noise and confusion" would allow. That paper employed three competent stenographers, who reproduced the proceedings in full with (he utmost correct-netts.Chicago appreciates her newspapers and liberally seconds their efforts to promote her interests. All the Republican journals there are paying concerns, as tliey deserve to be. We tliank our editorial brethren for numerous courtesies received from thetn during our stuy in their city. We are alo under obligations to the Ameri can Express Company, which furnished us with every facilitj for tho prompt transmission of correspondence. From Ihe Chicago Prretand Tribnne. "HONEST OLD ABE.' The People's Candidate for President. 14 RAILS) AND FLAT-UOATS." Biographical Sketch of 4b ram Lincoln, Abrain Lincoln county, Kentucky Political Attliailon In Cutta. The New York Jferuld publishes several letters which show that political agitation bm assumed a new phaso in Cuba, which is likely j is a native of Hardin He was born on the 12th ihv of February. 1H03. His parents were boih from Virginia, and were oertainly not of the first families. His paternal grandfather, Abraham Lincoln, emigraed from Rockinffhim county, Virginia, to Kentucky, about 1781 or ', whore a year or two later he was killed by Indians, not in ba tie, but by stealth, while he was lab' ring to open a farm in the forest. His anceslors, who wub respectable members of the Society of Friends, went to Virginia from Berks county, Pennsylvania. Descndents of the same qtock still reside in the eastern part of thai Slate. Mr. Lincoln's father, at the death of An father, was but six years of nge, and be grew up liter ally without education, lie removed from Ken tucky to what is now Spencer county, Indiana Leon. in 1816. The family reached iheir home about the time the Stale was admitted into the Union. The region io which they sell led was rude and lid, and ihcy endured, lor some years, the-nard experience of a frontier life, in which the struggle with nature for existence and security is to be maintained only by constant vigilance. Rears, wolves and other wild animals still infested the woods, and young Lincoln acquired more skit! in ihe use of a ritle than knowledge of books. There wore instiiutions here and there known by the flattering denomination of "schools," but no qualification was required lo tench beyond "reiidin," "writen" and "cypherin," as Ihe vernacular phrase ran, ob far us the rule of three. If a straggler, supposed to understand Latin, hnppend lusojurn in the neighborhood, he wns looked upon as a wizard, and regarded with an awe stiiied to so mysterious a character. Hard work and plenty of it was the order of Hie day, varied, indeed, by an occasional hear hunt, a not (infrequent deer chase, or other wild sport. Of cmirso when young Lincoln came of age he wub not a scholar. He could read and write, and had some knowledge of arithmetic, but that was about nil; and as yet, ho had but little ambition lo know more of , what was lo tie found in books. His attainments otherwise were not to be despised. He had and Douglas at Springfield, during the progress of the State Fair, in October. We remember theevent as vividly as (hough it transpired yesterday, aod.in view of the prominence now given to the chief acior in thai exciting event, it cannot fail to be interesting to all. The affair came oft on ihe fourth day of October, 1854. The State Fair bad been in progress two days, and ito'Capital was full of all manner of men. The Nebraska bill bad been parsed on the previous twenty-second or May. Mr. Douglas had reiurned to Illinois to meet an outraged constftuenoy. He had made a fragmentary speech in Chicago, the people filling up each hiatus in a peculiar and good-humored way. : He called the per pie a mob they called him a rowdy. The "mob" had Ihe best of it, boih then and at the election which succeeded. The notoriety of allall?se events had stirred up the politics of the Sute from bottom to lop. Hun. dreds of active politicians bad met at Springfield, expectifTg a tournament of an unusual character DogjaB, Rreese, Kcerner, Lincoln, Trumbull, Masieson, Yaiw, Codding, John Cal-hoiin, (of the order of the Candle-Box,) John M Palmer, the whole house rf the McUunuells, Singleton, (knor fame in the Mormon Wor,) Thos. L. Harris, and a host of others. Several speeches weremade before and several nfler uie pMHW "H tyn Minuwui uu iuiihh, wut that WASlDW'satiitto be the event of the sea- We do not sJiw whether a challenge to debate passed bctwedjr the friends of the speakers or not, hut there was a perfectly amicable under, standingbetiin Lincoln and Douglas, that the former BhoulJTieak two or t hree hours and the latter reply in just as little ores much time as he chose. Mr. Liiifoln took tho stand ut twoo clock alargearow(fin attendance, and Mr. Douglas sealed onasmall platform tn front of the desk. The first half jjour of Mr. Lincoln's speech was to excite attention both hero and in Spain. The , ftcive flnJ tUl9ti couI(1 wieH tll8 R'( di-point now aimt-d nt by some of tho leading rcct ti10 piuw, or umb the ritle, ns well as tho minds in Cuba is representation in tho Spanish best of bis compeers, and was fully up to all ihe Cortes and local municipal government. A mvsiorirs ol prairie farming, and fully inured , , , , , . i i , .i ' to hardship aud toil, binco bo arrived at. age portion cf Iheluuer has been conceded lo the j hc )mi tQ wiwtewr his ec colony by Spain, and a remarkable discussion aiiiremenia are, they have been picked up from on Iho former occurred between a member of lime lo ii no as opportunity occurred, or as tho the Municipal Council of Malanxas and the j pressure oi some exigency ueimuiut If old John Willel were only alive, that ho might "tackle'' the SMfoman man ! The llnmealead 0111. The Homestead Bill that passed tho House was amended in several important particulars before it passed the Senate. We Are un ible to ' stale the precise nature of these Amendments; but they were of such a character aa materially to resirict the beneficial provisions of the original bill. Thus amended It was not satisfactory lo Ihe Republican Senators, but they vuird for it as the best thing (hat oould be done, looking to the future for more favorable legislation. The telegraph of this morning informs us that on the return of the bill to the House yesterday, that body ro-1 f,isod to concur in tho Senate amendments, and substituted therefor the provisions of tho orb ginal bill. In that shnpe It will go back lo Ihe Senate, or possibly to a committee of conference. What will be the fate of the measure at the present session cannot now be foreseen. It is evident that the Senate amendments were designed to rob the bill of its vitality the bogus Democracy not daring to vole squarely against it. The action of the House will bring them up to the issue, and I hero can be no more dodging or evasion. A MaeBNchtiaelta Delegate Gives an Account of lite Doing a at Charleston. A meeting of the Democracy of ihe 8th Con- ffressiotial District of Massachusetts was held at Lowell on Tuesday evening, lo hear the re-1 port of iheir delegates lo Charleston. Gen. D. F. Butler took the stand, and spoke highly of the generous hospitality of the people of Charleston and of (he presiding ability of Oen. Cushing. lie gave a succinct history of the platform fight and of his participation in it. He said he had as lief havo a slave code made by Congress as by the Supreme Court. The most Infamous of all law bad been judge-mnde law ; and he did not mean to pledge his party to abide any future decisions of the Supreme Court. Who were the Supreme Court ? Flalfadoicn res per table old gentlemen who would not be alive in len years. Me spoke for the unity of iho Democratic parly. He had voted for Judge Douglas seven times, and with ihe precise knowledge that he could not be nominated, Douglas had but one hundred and twenty-two sincere friends In (ho Convention, but under the unit rule he received thir'y more votes. He was noi goiny to throw away ihe Democratic parly for any man. Then he looked around for a man to vole for. He found in ihe first place a gallant warrior. lie was not ashamed of his vote for Jeff. Davis. He was for the Democratic parly first, lust, and all the lime. Judge Douglas is not ihe Democratic party. At the conclusion of bis remarks, a resolution was offered in support "of popular sover eignty and Judge Douglas, which Mr. Butler moved lo ley on tho table, as it was intended as a censure to him. The resolution was tabled, and a vote of thanks to tien. Duller for hie course at th Charleston Convention, was passed by a large vole. dura-ii. Every Western man has reason to be prouJ of the metropolis of (he Lakes, In Its commercial activity, crowded si reds, and in the elegant architecture of its publio buildings, business blocks and private residences, the visitor is constantly reminded of New York, lis people, too, are wide-awake, enterprising and hospitable to a degree; and its hotels, which are mors numerous turn in any other city of its population on Captain General, during his recent visit to (hat ciiy. It is slated that Gen. Serrano replied that hc "had come to Cuba lo maintain the institutions of Ihe bland not to change them." Tho institutions of Cuba are a remnant of the ibiys of barbarism in colonial government, and the island has become too rich and populous to be maintained in its present state of absolute pupilage. Ten years have worked a great change in the Cuban government, and that of 1S0O has some remarkable points of difference from that of IHoO. Should the new movement for representation be conducted prudently, it will bring about many ameliorations. Attorney General. To Tin Eoitor or the "Ohio State Joun-hal" You will please announce the name of Jesse II. MnMath, Esq., of Harrison county, as a candiiiite for the office of Attorney General, subjeoilfo Ihe will o the appronohing Jle-pubHcan isCooenJioD, Mr. McMnUi La a good lawyer, and if elecled will fill the office wiib credit'to himself and his constituents. Being from Eistern Ohio, his friends claim his nomination upon the ground of his ability to perform the office, and (hat heretofore the claims of this section has been parsed by, in previous State Conventions, whan it is apparent to every candid observer of political events in the State, that Eistern Ohio is one of the strongholds of Republicanism, mid deserves at this time a candidate upon the State ticket. We hopo our Republican frieuds will accord lo tis our candidate, and wo assure them, In so doing, Eistern Ohio will poll a turgor majority for the State ticket lo be nouiiuntid, than nnv heretofore given. EASTERN OHIO. Cadiz, May 21st, 1 800. At twenty-one he removed to Illinois, and passed the first year in Macon county, in active labor on a farm, where he and a fellow laborer (named INnks) SPLIT THREE THOUSAND RAILS in the year 1H30. It will be interesting to the millions before whom he is placed ns a candidate for ihe highest olhce in the gift of a free people, to know i lint he once mamgtd aflat ioufontlie Ohio River. The anecdotes which he sometimes relates to his friends of his inara- time experiences before tho introduction of steam on ihe western rivers, Are indescribably hiuiihuhle. From Macon county he went to New Salem, in what is now Men a re county, where he remained about a year. Ihen came the Ulack Hawk war. A company of vol un teem was raised in New Salem and the surrounding country, and young Lincoln was elected cap tain a success which, he his since said, gave him more pleasure than he has ever since en joyed. He erved with credit during the cam paign, and became popular. Jtelumingio Sangamon county, he learned the art of surveying, and protecuit that profession until the financial crash of 1 1837 destroyed ihe value of real estate aud wined the business the resriltof i nft,frja. W II. till lll Hill J'1llK LIII"Mnm..nvj..-r p-irattia was hold on an execut on by (tie b 'Jo riff. Nothing daunted by this turn of ill 1u :k, he directed his aitention to the law, and borrowing a lew books from a neighbor, which he took from the office in the evening and returned in the morning, he learned the rudiments of ihe profession iu whie.h he has since become so distinguished, by the light of ajire place I An mi (Ins nine (lie Wing ot Ins county conferred upon him the nomination for (he Legislature. He was successful in ilus and three suc ceeding elections, by triumphant majorities. While a me in her of the Legislature lie hrstgave contest of that year, Mr. Lincoln was aithe head of Ihe Illinois electoral ticket, and labored earnestly, though vainly, to wrest ihe Stale from the grasp of the pro-slavery Democracy, with the "walkine- maauiine of mischief," as Douglas has been appropriately called, at its bead. We need not retcr to the ureal uniimpion oi 1858, so fresh is the recollection of all readers, i further than lo subjoin the result of the vote on members of the Legislature, to wil: For ABRAHAM LIMJULN . . 120,2 r. For STLTHKN A. DOUGLAS V-'l.lW). Bv reason, however, of the flagrant appor tionment of the State in Legislative dietricis, bv which a majority of the members are always eicctedby a minority of the people, Mr. Douglas was, as is well known, reiurned to theSenate. Abraham Linooln in private life is literally unimpeachable. Among all who know him his most acceptable, end at the same time appropriate loubriqutt, it that by which be is most widely known: "HONEST OLD AUK." Nomination of Hannibal Hamlin. The selection of Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, for Vice President, will meet with the cordial approval of the sViends of Freedom throughout the Union Mr.-Hamlin was born in Paris, Oxford county, Maine, in 1809, and is now in thefilst tear of his age. He Is by profession a lawyer, and for the last quarter of a century has been much in political lifo. The New York Tribune aays: From 1880 lo 1840 he was member of tho Legislature of Maine, and for three of those years be was the Speaker of ihe House of Representatives. In 1843 lie was elected a member of Congress, and re-elected for the following term. In 1H47 lie waj naain a member of the taken tin wiilrtomplimenls to his distinguished ; stnttt Legislature, and the next year was chosen friend Judge Douglas, and dry allusions to the J to fill a vacancy, occasioned by the death of political eventaof thepaet few years. Hisdis-1 John Fairfield, in the United States Senate. In lingnisJied friaiid Judge Douglas had taken his ,e was re-elected for the full term iu the scat, as solemiLiis the Cock-Lane ghoH, evident 'anaiebodv; but resigned on being chosen Gov-ly with the design of not moving a muscle till it cvaor 0r Maine in 1857. In the same monih be came his turn lo speak. The laughter provoked j was again elected to the United Stales Senate by Lincoln's exordium, however, so in began to j fornix years, which office ho accepted, resigning make him unessy, and when Mr. L jamved at , tne Governorship. Ho is still a member of the his (Douglas ) speech pronouncing the Missouri Senate. This record is an evidence of the con-Compromise 'V sacred thing which no ruili-1 tiijcvice wirli which he h is nlwajt been regarded less hand wnsld ever be reckless enough to hy bis fellow-citizens in Maine, disturb," he ofWoed his lips far enough lo re-1 ' fp to the lime of (he parage of the Kansas mark, "A firsVrate spcechl 1 This was tho be-1 Nebraska bill in 18'4, Mr. Hamlin was a metn-irinninirof an amusiiiir oollontiy. h..r nf dm Democratic nartv. That net ho re- "Ycs," continued Lincoln, "so affectionate j garded as a proof that Iho party, with which he was in v friend regard for this comnromise line, ' i.nii henn nil his lifo cnniierled. no lonzer do- that when Texas was admitted into the Union, J served the name of Democratic, and was (reach- And tt was found that a strip extended north of 1 ,.rml i0 the principles he had so lone cherished 3lia0', he actually introduced a bill extending j Thenceforward he gave his support lo the He me une ann jiniiuuiuiig aiuvcry in me nonm-ru publican party, 01 wtiicn ne nas ever since con-edge of the iiujv Stato." Uinucd a faithful and distinguished leader. , "And 011 voted against the bill," said Douglas. yPi Unmlin Is A man of dignified presence, "Precisely so." answered Lincoln; "I was j 0r B0Hd abilities, of unflinching integrity, and in favor of running the line a orfdl deal further I ant execmivo lalcnt. Familiar with the bus! South.'' , j nessof legislation, he is peculiarly adiptrd, by "rtnoui mix. nine, 1110 aiieaKi-rconimueu, -my t ho itossension of all I lesc nun lines. 10 nil neiie- distiiiituished friend introduced me to a pa: tic . finally for iho country, and to his own nnd his nlar friend of his, one David Wilmof, of Peun pariy's honor, 1 lie hiih posi fur which ho has sylvunio." Uughier. y,.en nominated. The name of Hannibal of 'I though t,said DougUs, "you would find Mnine is a fit second to that of Abraham Liu-him cougeniaUtompany." co 0f Illinois. "So I did," roplied Lincoln. I had the pleas xiie Chicago Democrat, edited by Mayor ore of voting for his Proviso In one way J J Wentworili, formerly a Democratic member of te measure then, I believe. At uny rate Gen. Cass scolded Honest John Davis, ol Massachusetts, soundly for talking away the lasl hours of the session so hat ho (Cass) couln't crowd it through. Apropos of Gen. Cass; if 1 am not greatly mistaken he has a priorolaim to my distinguished frieud, to the Authorship of Popular Sovereignty. -JThe old gentleman has an infir-ity for writing letters. Shortly afer the scolding he gave Johuivie be wrote his Nicholson letter , ' Douglas (salemnly) "God Almighty placed man on the eatb, and told him to choose between goad a ad evil. That was the origin of the Nebraska ,bill!" .inanln Ytl. lh Tirinrllv nt InTtmlinn being seltU'l, let us award all credit to Judge Douglas for jfWng the 8 ret to discover it." It wouldIVmpoBSih e, tn these limits, to give nl. e .ihuyi .TJv far ihe atllest effirt of tbJCamp;e-'Tn)m "ftilerer vtouroa. The occasion was agreat one, and Ihe speaker was every way equal to it. The effect produced on the listeners was magnetic. No one who was present will ever forget the power and vehemence of the1 fallowing passage: "My distinguished friend says it la an insult In ihe emigrants to Kansas and Nebraska to suppose that they are not able to govern themselves. We must not slur over an Argument of this kind because it happens to .tickle the ear. Ii must he met and answered. I admit that ihe emigrant to Kansas and Nebraska is competent iudicAliom of Ins superior powers as a debater, (0 X()vern himtetf, but," the speaker rising lo his The Jersey City Mnrlr More Mystery tn 1111 taie. Mrs. Aila Richardson, About whom there has been so much talk, in connection wiih the dead body found in ihe water at Jersey Cny sever.it weeks ago, is now in this city, and slopping at Ihe house of a friend in Broome street. She is Apparently A modest, unassuming person, evi dently possessed of considerable mental endowments, And professes 10 feci deeply grieved at tho manner in which she Ins boon spoken of, through the public prints of this city. Certainly, from the demeanor of the lady, no one would imagine her lo be ft woman of the character represented. It is not her desire to say anything in the newspapers about ihe mutter, preferring, rat er, to let it nil die out. She hurst into (ears when Bpoken lo about it. Her friends, however, olaitn that all (he stories told about her were concocted by designing pinies, for a reason that cannot at present hc made public. It is a rather remarkable circumstance that several of the prominent marks which were represented to be on Mrs. Richardson's ftco are not lo bo found now. Her ears nro not slit, and there are no bunions on hor feet, nor has she a lluck nail on one of her toes, although it was positively stated on the Coroner's inquest that these marks were there. It is thought by many lhat liters was an ulterior design in the identification of the bly iu Jersey City as Mrs. Richardson's, and the further investigation thut is on loot may possibly reveal ft very interesting state or facts. Mrs. Richardson, In company with Detective loung, yesierday visited several of the newspa per ollices about the city, and produced lo ihe editors in charge, pretty aatisfaetory proofs that she was Mrs. It. in prvunn pertoitn, and not as Ihe lamented Toodles ustd to exclaim, in ghostia persona. The Prince d Jolnvllle. As wo liave before intimated, tho Prince do Joinville has on the present occasion come to our metropolis in a quiet and unostentatious manner. On board the Luropa his real presence was hardly known, though he mingled freely among the pnssentters, and, wiih Ihe affability of his nature, rendered himself agreeub'e to all with whom he came in contact. Ilia mate-room was no belter than his neighbors', heiug adorned with tlmrotmh republican simplicity, and only variod by the addition of a few well chosen hooks, upon which the Prince always re. lies for companionship during his travels. In spite of his efforts tn the conirary, however, It will be impossible for the illustrious stranger lo preserve a complete incognitos There are hundreds hero who will seek hi in out, and he will again ho the private recipient of that hos. pitality at the hands of our oilitens which he experienced iwenty years ago, when here in an otlifial capacity. We may odd lhat the Prince is now about fnrtv-two years of age, tall and well-formed. He hns A peculiarly erect end dignified gait, but manners at once kind and unuffi'Cied, wnich reudois him approuehnhle by all. He possesses a large private forimie, winch he inherited at (he death of tho Priiico de Bourbon, ihe lasl of the race of the Condos. .V. J'. Herald. Kffgsl aoidluary Suicide A man named llrani, residing in Shanksvlllc, Somerset couniy, pa., came to his death, a few days a fin, from A most extraordinary Instance of gluttony and foolhanllness. He had just ?artaken of fweny ow boiled eggs at ono meal, he powers of nature were so much overtasked that (he Shanksvillian kicked the bucket, and will eat no more eggs this side of Jordan. It is astonishing how many commit suicide hy acts of gluttony. 1 is not long since a German in Western Pennsylvania attempted to swallow an ounce of nieui, without chewing It, aud died in the effort, tor tho "want of breath." and ho increased, by freoncut practice, his nat ural fuciiliy for public speaking. Ho improved j industriously the opportunities that were offered of soll'-uultivatiuu. From tho positiouof a subaltern in the ranks of ihe Whig parly, a position lhat was appropriately assigned him hy his unaffected modesty and humble proton-sums, he soon became reungnixed and acknowledged as a champion and a leader, aud his unvarying courte-y, good nature and genial manners, united with nn utter disinterestedness and abnegation of self, made him a universal favor ite. During his legislative period he continued his law sludies, nnd removing lo Springfield, he opened an olhce and engaged actively in practice. Busiuess Mowed in upon him, and he rose rapidly to distinction in his profession. lie displayed remarkable ability ns an advocate in jury trials, and many of his law ar guments were muster-pieces 01 logical reason1 ing. There was no refined artificiality in his forensic efforts. They all ho re the stamp of masculine common sense: and lie had a natural, easy mode of illustration, and made ihe most nhstruso subjects appear plain. His success at the bar. however, did not withdraw his atien tinn from politics. For many years he was the "wheel-horse ot the n hig pariy of Illinois, and was on the electoral ticket in several Presidential campaigns. At such times he canvassed the Siate wiih his usual vigor and ability. Ho was an ardent friend of Henry Clay, and ex erted himself powerfully in his behalf in traversing die entiro State of Illinois, and ad dressing publio meetings daily until near the close of the campaign, when ne- coming convinced that his labors in llial field would be unavailing, he crossed over into Indiana, and ennttuued his efforts up to (be day of election. The contest of that year In Illinois was mainly on the tariff question. Mr. Lincoln, on ihe Whig side, and John Calhoun, 011 Ihe Democratic side, were (ho heads of tho op posing electoral tickets. Calhoun, late of Ne braska, now dead, was ihen in the full vigor ot hs powers, and was accounted Ihe ablesl debater of his patty. Tliey stumped iho State to gether, or nearly so, m iking speeches, usually on alternate days at escn place, ana eacu nu-, dressing large audiences at great length, some-! times four hours together. Mr. Lincoln, in ihese elitboriiie speeches, evinced a thorough mastery of ihe principles of political economy, which undcrlio Ihe tariff question, and presented arguments in favor of the protective policy with a power and conclusiveness rarely equaled, and at the same lime tn a manner so mom ami i-miliar nnd so well interspersed with happy Illustration and apposite anecdotes, s to esiah. 1hIi a reputation which he has never since failed to maintain, as the ablest leader in the Whig and Republican ranks in the great West. In IrUU he was elected to Congress, and served out his term, and would have been re elected had he not declined to he a candidate. He steadily nnd earnestly ipposed ihe annexation or Texas, and lahnrrd wnn an nis powers 111 behalf of Iho Wilmol Proviso. In ihe National Convention of 1848, of which he was a member, he advooaiel the nomination 01 uencrai ia lor, and sus'ained ihe nomination by an active cau-vas in Illinois and Indiana. From 1840 to ISM Mr. Lincoln was engaged nsidnoulv In h practice of his profession, and being deeply Immersed In buaiuesi, was beginning lo lose his Interest in pontics, when the scheming anibllinn nnd groveling selfish iiosa of nn unscrupulous aspirant to the Presidency brought about the repeal of the Missouri Compromise. hat act ol base- ucfca and perfidy aroused Ihe sleeping lion, and he prepared for new efforts, lie threw himself at once into the contest that followed, and tonirht the battle of freedom on the ground nf his former conflicts in Illinois with more than his accustomed energy and teal. Those who recollect (hi tremendous hallle fought in Illinois (hat year, will award to Abraham Linooln, fully ihree-fmirilu of the ability and unwearying labor which resulted in the mighty victory which gave Illinois her first Rppublican Legislature, Andplaoed Lyman, Trumbull iu the Sen ate nf ihe United States, The first and greatest full height, ''Idenft An right to govern any other person without that persons coxskxt. The applause winch followed tins triumphal reiutn- lion ol a cunning lalsenond, was out an earnest of the victory at the po.ls whicl followed just one month from that day. When Mr. Lincoln hud concluded Mr. Doug- Ins strode hastily lo the stand. As usual, he emnloved ten minutes In telling how grossly he had been abused, recollecting himself, he added, "though in a perfectly courteous manner" abused in a perfectly courteous manner! He thin devoted half an hour to showing that it was IndispeiiBahly necessary to California emigrants, Stnta Fe traders and others, Congress from Illinois, states that while a Representative of M iine in tho House, Mr. H imlin distinguished himself as an out and out Sihts Wright Democrat, and adds: We always met him in private consultation with such men as King, Wilmot, &o., to deviae means for the passage of the Wilmot Proviso; for in those days it was not anti-Democratic (0 be a freo-soiler, nor anti-Democratic lo oppose Ihe extension of slavery. Mr. Hamlin took bis seat In the annate in the Thirtieth Congress, where lie continued until I80O, when he was elected Uovernor or aiaiue by the largest majority ever given to soy person who had opposition, vis: 17,881. HOW THE NOHIVVrifm ARE RECEIVED. OPINPTJNS OP filB We ajlvooelotr quotations from a large num ber of our exchanges, Republican, Demo c rat io, Union, and Neutral, referring 10 the Chicaico nominations. They are hailed with universal gratificuion by the Republican journals all over the country, even by those avow edly committed to other candidates before the Convention. The Democratic papers generally admit the strength of the nomination, and con cede ihe ability and worthiness of its recipient. A few, but by far the smaller number, follow their instincts of abuse, In depreciating Ihe qualifications of our candidate; butlnsodoiug they only betray their fear of his success. OPIMIONS OF REri'DLICAlf NEWSPAPERS. 'Frdm'thfl Albany Evening Journal, Maj 19. W e place at tho head of our columns, this evening, Ihe nomination of the National Con vention. They will command (lie untied support of nil who cherish a devotion to the priu-oipls of the Republican parly. It would be Pile to attempt to ulsiriiite the dis appointment which ihe people of this State feel at ihe failure of the Chicagu Convention lo to have organic acts prcvide.l for the Terri- j fi . . . WchraskA-that be,nK ! .I..K. .h.. th nominal Inn hieh ... made is lories of Kansas and precisely Ihe point which nobody 'dispute. Having established this premises lo his satisfaction, Mr. Douglas launched forth Into an argument wholly apart from ths positions taken by Mr. Linooln. He had nbont half finished at six o'clock, when nn adjournment lo lea was affected. The speaker insisted strenuously upon Ins righi to resume in (he evening, but we believe the second part of that speech has not heen delivered loihiedny. After the recorded as iho very next choice of the Uepnb licutis of New York. No oiher man, hosides iheir own favorite, so well represents the party in the great struggle now going on as Abrani Lincoln. From ths Auburn Pally Union, May IS. The telegraph, this afternoon, brings the intelligence from Chicago, of the nomination on 1 the third ballot, of "honest Abo Lincoln." of Il linois for President. Much its we have desired -prl.,1.1. 1 th. two.p.uke, "I (, ill. iiomiimlion of Mr. Seward, we are on. Tk !' I r , T , , ' areemirelj. .ali.ncl will. Il nominee. .,,,1 Peoria debve. Informed us that after Lincoln: , : . .1 i.u .1,. ,,., had finished, Douglas "hadn't much to say to be the equal of that plotting demagogue, in the eloqucuce that moves masses hie superior in sterner argument. By all who have ever brard him he is pronounced one of the moat impressive orators of (he day. In energy of character, in inflexibility of will, in native vigor of intellect, in moral courage and personal iuieg-riiy, he has few peers. Springing from the people, nurtured in the bard but useful sohool of early poverty, he has achieved eml Jence by virtue of bis native energy. With such a standard bearer, victory is sure ! From the N. Y. Evening Put. So far as we uau judge, the so-called Democratic parly regard Mr. Lincoln ns a candidate whom it will he hard to bent. His elm nee ot currying Illinois against Douglas, we believe, they regard B more than even, and in Ibis they make no mistake. They begin, in this quarter nt least, to talk of Abandoning Douglas ns a candidate, and letting Lincoln Bweep Illinois wi'hout opposition, take up Gov. Seymour, and make n eland for New York. We are content, for our own part, with lhat arrangement, or with any other lliey choose lo make. If they think 1 lint Mr. Lincoln will not be supported In this Stale wiih enthusiasm, if they think that'lhe flauie of ihatxeal which hlaxes every where else In the Free States will not kindle the hearts of tho people nf New York, we are willing to leave (horn to (heir error till they are undeceived by ihe eledons. It is written ou tho (ablet of destiny that Lincoln is to be Ihe next President of ihe Untied Males. From the Curir Slid Enquirer. We need not tell our readers that William H Seward was our first choice, and that our labor has been that he should be tho nominee of ihe Chicago Convention, for the Presidency. The Convention, however, has decided otherwise, 11 nd we bow to tho decision, bow with greater cheerfulness, inasmuch as, although .Mr, Se nrd. whom we consider the great representative of Republican principles, lias iwen defeated, we have in the nomination of Mr. Lincoln no trpeditncif candidate, nut one who early em' braced the Republican cause, hasalwnys labored consistently for it success, has from the begin ning, stood, ami stands now, fair and square ou its nutiouul and conservative piaHoi-ui. From tho DufTnlo Kxjri-. Next to William H. Seward, we believe that no man before the Convention could have been choseu bo goneialty sadsl'actory to the Republi- cansof tins ataiv 113 Ahrura Lincoln. Indeed. tho fact of his nomination hy a body so unquestionably represent alive of ihe popular sentiment of t lie psriv in various motions of tho country. is conclusive evidence that he generally united the second preference of (hose States iu which ho did not possess the first. To our mind it has been for some time clear that if William II. Seward did not huonme the nominee of the Republican party, the Presidential candidate would ho him whom we now announce; un I entertain ing that opinion, wo have been prepared to pledge him our heartiest and most zealoussup-Don. Fniui tho New Haven P.itlvlium. "Honest Abo Lincoln," ns everybodv calls him where he is bent known, is just the man (hut this 1 sorely swindled and disgraced nation needs for President. Ho is a man or stainless purity his whole life is spotless as ihe driven snow. He is no corruptiunist, no trickster, no time-server, but an honest, brave, straightforward, atle man, who will restore the government 10 the purity of practice and principle which characterize its early days under the administration of the Revolutionary Patriots. For this reason chiefly the heart of iho nation, as if impelled hy an overruling power, has been drawing silently hut irresistibly toward him, in spite of powerful combinations, abl management, and frequent lele-gruphic disr a! dies ami speculations 10 the con trary, and the deep enthusiasm wiih which his nomination in hailed shows how strong a hold he hits upou what is truest and best in the Amer ican heart. Ho is the candidate or ihe people, and not of the politicians. The contest will prove a Harrison oanipaign in enthusiasm, and we believe will he crowned with as glorious and complete a victory. From Tlw Do-ton Dally AavtrtUer. it is Imnouihll to denv that the nomination such ", wo luuy nr-iievo, jubiiij i uuhuh i the Convention. L Mr. Lincoln is a man or grtj enihusirtsm, vig ? and warmth of leroperamen of ereat popularity, a thorough rcpreaeuiative vjf Western life, jfthnsrly a Whig, and now an ardent Republican; In nhort, tie is a man who is especially suited to rous the West, while his known views inspire confidence, where his personal quali'lcs have less immediate influence. From the Nawurk (N. J.) Mercury. Of Mr. Lincoln, whose name henceforth will be the watchword of an unnumbered host, I is not necessary lhat we should speak at length. He hclongs to the country, and his life and prin ciples alike challenge the closest scrutiny, being without spirt nnd blameless. His deeds deeds in behalf of the Rights of Man, of Freo Labor, of Free Speech n..d Free Soil these form his best panegyric, and best present his right to popular support. In alt tue Union there js no purer patriot no man of broader views or greater mental stature than Mr. Lincoln, From (ho Philadelphia Dutlolla. When the bulletin appeared, wiih the brief announcement lhat the Hon A brum Lincoln of Illinois had been nominated on the third ballot, ihe feeling of satisfaction was plainly express ed In the faces and from ihe lips of the Oppoai. lion men. The selection of the Hon. Ilanmhal Hamlin of Maine as the candidate for Vice Pres ident was also pronounced a good one, and the ticket was declared to be a good one to vote for tu iNovemoer. From the Pltfhorf Journal. Mr. Lincoln will be e ected hy the people by a very decided vote. Ho is the idol of ihe Northwest, nnd will now her encounter any prejudice. He has more good points ami fewer objectionable ones than any of the prominent candidates. This was, no doubt, ihe secret of his success over the other more prominentcandidates. which we presume 10 have Wen Mr. Douglas' view of the caso also, for the reason that he ran away from his antagonist and kept out of his way during the remainder of the campaign. During this exciting campaign Mr. Lincoln pressed the slavery issue upon the people of Central aud Southern Illinois, who were largely made up of (he emigration from Tennessee, Yiiginia and North Carolina, wiih all tho powers of his mind. Hc felt the force of (he moral causes (ha must influence the question, and he never failed to nppeal 10 ihe moral sentiment of tho people tn Aid or tho argument drawn from political sources, nnd to illuminate his ihcme wiih tbelofiy inspirations of an eloquence pleading for the rights of humanity. A rrvolution swutu the Stale. For the first lime a majority of 1 lie legislature of Illinois was opposed to the Democratic administration of ihe federal uov- eminent. A United States Senator was to ho eleded In the place of General Shields, who hud yielded to the liirluencn of his less scrupulous coUeaga!" and, nzainsi ins own hotter judgment, had voted for the Kansas Nebraska act. The election came on, and a number of haltois were taken, the nlmost united opposition voiing steadily tor Lincoln, hut ihe anti-Nebraska Democrats for Trumbull. Mr. Lincoln becamo apprehensive lhat (huso men who had been elected as Democrats, though opposed (0 Judge Douglas, would turn upon inme third candi date, of less decideil convictions than Judge I Trumbull, and posib1y elect a Senator who had little or nothing in common wiih the then inchoate Republican party. To prevent such n consummation, he went personally 10 his friends, and hy strong persuasion, induced ihem io vote for Trumbull. He thus secured, by an not of self-sacrifice, a triumph for the caue of right, and an advocate of it nn the floor of the Senate, not inferior in earnest seal for the principles of Republicanism, to any member of ih tt body. Some of his frlcnrN on the floor of the Leirie-lalure wept, like children when constrained hy Mr. L ncoln's personal appl ils lo desert him and unite on Trumbull. It is proper lossy In this Connection, that belween TrutnhiiH and Lincoln the most cordial relations hive existed, and that Ihe feeling of envy or rivalry is not to be found In the, brranl of either. From his thorough convictions nf the growing magnltadiof the slave question, andof the need of a strong effort to preserve the Territories tn freedom, Mr. Lincoln was among the first to join In the formation of the Republican party, al though the publio opinion around him was strongly adverse to that movement. He exerted himself for the organ iiui Ion of the Republican fnnees in H'lnnis, and attended ihe first Republican Convention held in the State. This was in Itloominmou in May. 1H.M1. His speech in dial Convention was of surprising power and shall go into the canvas with the utmost confide nee of his election. Lincoln Is a strong man, and If the nominee for Vice Prisident shall be equally wonhy, as we do rot doubt he will, the ticket will ne elected, fliarx muu From the fiyrmcuw (N. Y.) Standard. Abram Lincoln Is a man not unknown to the nennle of the Untied States. Mis name was nnite familiar lo them before his contest wiih Uoiiglus, tn loot, mat campaign pave, mm a pre-eminent position in American politics. Although defeated in the struggle ior the Senator-ship, it is conceded by his opponents that ho was a mil maicii ior me wmib main m m fields of controversy, while his friends insist (baton every occasion when they met on a common plalfonn before (he people, Lincoln came off Ihe victor. From the close of that unparalleled coniest, Mr. Lincoln s name h is been frequently mentioned in connection with the Presidency and Vice-Presidency. In office or out, Abram Lincoln has preserved an unimnenchuble record. No slain rests upon his private or public character. In his hands the Kxectiilve office will bo disgraced by nn chicanery or corruption, but iis duties will be discharged wiih integrity 01 purpoir, ani wnn 1 a solo desire to promote (he honor andwell-being of 1 lie nation. The nominal ion of Mr. Hamlin forVice-President is one that was eminently fit to be made. No man in publio life at Washington Is more entitled In the publio esteem aud confidence than he. His olhcuil nnd private record contains no spot or blemish. Frni ihTny lUI'y Tlm. Mr. Lincoln Is a representative Western man; one who owes what he is lo his own exertions, nnd whoennwa fresh from ihe ranks of ihe eo- pie. He has not yet occupied a national posi. lion but hi" gallant run for the Illinois Seiia- tnrxhip against Douglas, whom ho overcome on tho popular vole, gave him prominence and churacier, and indicated his immense resources. Mr, Lincoln is a candid, devoted nnd eartirsl Advocate of Repiblicnn principles, an indel'ali-iinhle worker, and hu is free from nil ihoscpro-jinlii-ea winch weaken and overthrow great men who have heen long iti the Held of politics, Opinion of Democratic Journals, From th N. V. Stiuu.ij All. The nomination of Lincoln and llsmlin will be received wiih immense enthusiasm tn the West, where they can hardly fail to make a clean sweep. It will, therefore, be the most abject folly for tho Democraiio parly to nominate Douglas wiih the expectation of his carrying a single North western State. Lincoln can carry Illinois over the heud of Douglas hi at least len thousand majority. The whole light, as fares the North is concerned, has hern transferred lo to Ihe Middle Stales nf New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, Here, Inn, will he the only locality where the Hell and Everett ticket will operate to ilm disadvantage of the Repnbli. cans. In the West the latter ticket will hardly be known. The three Middle Stales we have mentioned can all be carried by the Democracy If a proper candidate is selected; but thai candidate is not Stephen A. Douglas, who would be heaten in each of these Stales by thousand of votes. Give ns Seymour or Guthrie, or both of them, and the hut tie w'll surely be won for the Democracy ond its principles. Front th Journal of Comuterr. While we have no de-ire to detract from Mr Lincoln's position us a respectable ciliteii of II linois. wo are not aware that he pos-enses In but considerable degree, ti.e qtialilloaliona de manded lor so elevnied a position aa that of Chief Mngitnito f the tinted stale, l'roha-blv nn attempt will be. made tn raie a factious is-tne: to present him a ''honest Abe Lincoln, noninated in the Wigwam, the candidate- who "i-tiltt mils and mauls tho Democrats, ' There will be great excitement tlirouchout ihe land and "Wiiiwinn" will he built now, as log eabins were in 110; the pi smiis in-tead of Ihe judg ment nf the people will ne appealed lo, and th Mention nf the people diverted, aa fur as pos siblo, from the real i--u-s net ore 1 lie country, Fr- m the S. T. Puuilny Tlmp. We ceriaiuily 11 tic'. pn led the nomination of Senator Seward at Hie Itepuhiicun 1 tiiiveuilnn, nd possibly tho "the wish was father in ihe ihouiihi." in that anticipation; for we felt a sole urn convirtioii of the certainty of his detent, and the nominal rnpiesentstive of the r.nn-rn- connection with It. It Is aa diiiiooily and unmistakable "Anti-slavery" as would the nomina tion or ewnrd or Uusse; but Lincoln actually represents a far in jre dangerous phase of AntU slaveryism limn either of the former, or, Indeed, thanUiddings or Harrison. He emlwdies a system ratberthan a sentiment, and while far mora likely to deceive and delude the masses than, Seward or Chase, hisadminisiration.if he should he elected, would be fur more dangerous to tbft South, and therefore to the safety of ths Union. From ihe It. T. Bun. Lincoln's nomination is considered a challenge to the Domocats to nominate Douglas when their Convention reassembles at Baltimore. Little doubt is entertained that tha challenge will be accepted, and that Douglas will be put in the field. The Seward men in this city do not conceal their vexation, and they openly Bay (hat, if either Douglaaor Houston be nominated at Daltimore, the State of New York will go against the Chicago nominee by ft laree majority. The Democratic Convention lo be held at Belt- t imore will probably present us with the nam of Dougls and Hie seceding Southern Slates with a name more immediately identified with their -own feelings and interests. In view of such an event, It would not be too muob to pre-diet that Abram Lincoln will be our next President. From Forney's Prttt. Tt fa now quite certain that if Mr, Douglas be rejected by the Democratic Convention bt Baltimore, Mr. Lincoln will sweep Illinois, Indiana, and the whole North West, and his election by the people becomes, perhaps, a foregone conclusion. One thing is sure, and must be known to tho Baltimore Convention, and that is, with Douglas they can triumph, and that with any any other candidate defeat Is almost inevitable. What ihe result may be time will determine. The seceders snd disunionisls who retired from the Charleston Convention would most assuredly prefer the election of a Republican President rather than ihe success or Mr. Doaglaii; but whether this factious personal opposition can control the masses of the people of the Southern Stales remains to ba seen. It is not doubled thai a large majority of the delegates from the Smrh refused lo Hccede, and will sustain Mr. Douglas if nominated. Frem The Bucheiler N. T., AuvMtlw. Lincoln Is a eandidnte not to be despised He is a man of fair talents, a self-mads man a tall, swarthy, rather cadaverous-looking Ken-(uckiun. a (rood eiump talker, and possesses tho qualities which make men populur with "the boys." Fron The Doiton Herald, DoujcTai. The nomination in many respects, is a strong one, and will be difficult louet'eut; and those who flatter themselves that the Democrats are to walk over ihe Presidential course with ease, will find themselves mistaken. The Convention nt Chicago has given evidence of. shrewdness, no less in ihe nomination of Mr. Lincoln than in the platform adopted, which is progressive without beintr ultra; and unless It is met by a platform equally plain and Intelligible, it will require 110 prophet toiuterpret the handwriting on the wall. From ths New York Times. By their nomination of Mr. Lincoln, and by Ihe plaiiorm which ihey have adopted, the Republicans have declared their wish and purpose to deal with this question, Slavery) if possible, in a spirit of moderation, and to mainiatn Iho characteristic position of the Republicans north with as little offense as may be lo the rights, Ihe feelings, or the interests of the South. They have not asserted in any hostile fashion their cardinal doctrine of the right of Congress to interfere for the exclusion of slavery from the Territories, though the fanatical violence wiih which the opposite doctrine, of the duty of Congress lo intervene for the protection of slavery in the TerritorieB, was put forth by Mr. YAnoey and his friends in the Convention at Charleston, might well have tempted them into doing o. Still they have not disowned, and oannot disown, that doctrine, and their triumph will involve the probabi iiy of lis positive though nacific assertion when once the power of Iht country shall pass io'o iheir hands.. Few norih- , raw Kfpumicans at leaBi.yHHievw mai . --Asseftlon womatie roitoweitiiy y for- V I-..- .l. f .. 9....I. ..Ill nvthing-like soeesilan or disunion. v Even the most conservative) of soothers mem declare this skepticism to be a fatal mistake. ' Still it exists, and must be taken into the account in estimating the motives and probable course of the Republican party. Their answer to ihe question of Ihe day is peaceful interference against the extension of slavery. From the D-iton Transcript. Mr. Lincoln, though not generally known, like Mr. Seward, as a statesman, and confessedly Inferior to Mr. Seward as a representative man, till possesses qualities which will make him a strong candidate. There are no prejudices ogainst him in his own party, ant) therefore Ihe whole strengih of ths party will be exerted in his support. He is probably more likely to carry what the Republicans call the "douhtful Slates," than many others who are better known in these Slates. In regard lo bis mind and character, he seems lo combine in a rare degree shrewdness with enthusiasm, practical sagacity with passionate devotion 10 principles, end, In canvassing the State of Illinois against Douglas in Iftftt, he proved also that he was one of those sturdy woflters who can "loll terribly." No public man of his party has a quicker, more Instinctive perception of popular feelings and modes of thinkintr, greater facility in connecting his own opinions with those which ob sin anion ir the mass of voters, and a more insinuating way of proving to the people that he "if one of Item. From the Do-ton Traveler. The nominations made yesierday at Chicago commend themselves to ihe favor of the country by ihe excellence of the meo selected to bead the Itepiiblteans. ir, Lincoln and Mr. Douglas are better rivals, iheir rivalry being of many years existence; and it is possible that Mr. I'ougiss may forget Ins Democratic enemies in his desire to defeat his siillohler enemies In Illinois, at whose head ths Republican Presidential candidate now stands. Or, he and bis section of iho Democracy could come to an understanding with ihe Uell party, end bo the latter have a fair show for victory. Anything Is on the cards, when party discipline is bo loose as it is in these latter days. Mr. Lincoln is well known to be 1 man of chival rous courage, and frank and open as light itself, qualities lhat ever tell with the people. n 1 country sh r V men 1 Vysttch" afi ai mid able n CI leas by an debate of that year cams off between Lincoln eloquflfcae, and produced great effect. In the With united effort r and undivided seal, the ! servnlive principle in our national politics, he ; seemed to us as one eieinpianiy in apart ior ueh a sacrifice. Hut a majmity of ihe delegates lo Chicago reasoned exactly ns wo did in relation 10 Mr. Seward s pos it ton before the people, and were loo nstute lo immolate their hope of a victory upon ihe altar of their affection for an Impraoiicalilechier. They consequently abandoned Heward for Linroln, ihe wlnlum aniugo-nul of Douglas. From the IHy n."lt. The nomination of linroln st Chicago las formidable one, probably more bo than would h that of any other man who has been named iu election of (he Illinois "rail oaiidtdate'' will U certain. From the Utica Mum Ing Herald. In Abrnm Lincoln the Republican faiih finds an eloquent exponent. Nn truer representative ot all thai is beat and noblest In It, lives. He is no mere shallow availability, taken up rs a dernier resort, but a statesman of tried worth, selected by reason of his inherent strepgtfi. Ilia fame has reached the remotest corner of ihe Republic. Kvery schoolboy from Maine to California has read the story of his life. His gal- lant contest with ths ''Little Giant" proved him Vol of the Ohio Delegation at Chteasje) riasT BALLOT. pELiruTKs at Lkuk. for Cni Brodbsok, Carter, llnrinn, Spanner 4. DlSTAlCT UttLOATXS. of LAMS Albright. Applegute, Barrett, Keebe, Beckett, Bill, R. W. Clarke, Kggleston, Oiddings, Graham, Gurley, llarn, llassaurck, Hitchcock, Lowe. Paine, Sands, Sohuyler, Steese, Stokely, Suiliffe, Swig- an, Taylor, Townsend, Van Vornea, naiiace, Warner. West, Williams-84. for LincoU Burgess, M. L. Clarks, Cummins, Delano, Geiger, Hivling, Reoiok, Robin-ion 8. Fur McLean Arter, Barrere, Thomas Corwln, R. hi. Corwiue 4. SKCOl BALLOT Deleotesat L,aa .' Chan B rod beck, Carder, Morion, Spooner. District Dklkuatks. For Chan Alhrlght, Applepa'e, Beebe, Dill, Kirgleitnii, Fnos, Gid-ding, Graham, Harn, Hussaurek, Hitchcock, Lowe. Paine, Sands, Steese. Biokely, 8m I iff, Swigart, Tavtor, Townend, Van Vorhes, WaU lace. Warner, West, Williams. Total, 2'.t. For Lincoln Aiier, Burere, Beckett, Bnr-ges, M. L. Clarke. R. W. Clarke, Cummins, Delano, Geiger, (iinley, Hivling, Rcnirk, Robinson, Schnvler, Total, 14. Far McLean Barren, Thomas Corwin, It. M. Cor wine. Total, 8. Tinftn ballot D it Lien iTKs at Lvb'ie Far Chat Broderick, Cat iter. Ilorum. Spooner. Diarmt'T Ih.LMMTts. Char Beebe, Bill, F.miM, Geiger, liiddtiigs, tlialiatn, lLisssniek, Hitehcoek, I'uiue, Sieesu, SutlifiV. Taylor, Towu. send lo. Fvr McLtan Thomas Corwin, U. M. Corwino For Lincoln Alhrlght, Appl-gte. Arter, Rariere, Barrett, Urokiti, Dm gen, M.L.CIaike, R, W, Clark, Co mm ins, Delano, Fglesion, (lor ley. llarn. Hivling, Iiwe, Henick, Rnhinson, Snide, Sehuvler. Sh'krley.Swiguri, Van Voilivs, Wallace, Warner, Wes.-2il. Falllnii of a Church. Noawini, Ct, May 22. A largo portion of lb new Methodist chnrrh, tn comae ol erection, Ml to dav, severely tnjoiiiiB: two or the aoik-men. This is the same edifice which was totally desiroyed, whtu nearly completed, during the severs' blow of February Hub. 6

Jl VOLUME L. COLUMBUS. 0., TUESDAY, NUMBER 10. wlBIIt MAY- 29, lSbU 1 Wcrtlj tatt goutual. is PTiuaiisn PA.ILT, TM-WEKKI,Y ANT WBVKT.Y, BT COOKE, IIUllTT l CO. OttcelB Miller's UiiiMitiK. No. Ill Knit Town meet. Term Invariably in Advance. tUlLT, - 00 l'8r By the Carrier, par wek, llicta. Tii-WKtT, ? I" Fear. SLY 1 ftO " KIIMROF PA1LT APVRnTIRINO BT THK RQAHK. tine auuan 1 year, f 0" Olm sqnnro S wnekv, 4 t. Omnlh. IK INI I (Inn " X Trk". 5 On S month. lonnlfhi " 1 wek, 1 7 0m Smooth-, ltum ( One " 9 4iy, 1 i Dili lmoi'lh, mi " 1 u. i f If IV IhVKnTtSlNll. Pmr Ranare. m InM-rth a ,,on per Rriiiarfl, each wk In aoMltlnn 60 pt-playwl Advertisements half more than the atwvt ArtiirtlienwnM traded and r-lecwi In the column of 8pe- All Doll" re'iutrwi l" ," puI'll-heO bT 1, lepvl rati. t i.j ... Ik. In-lito ..-r1iMln.lv aftnr the flirt WrX, (i percent, more- thun thf at'ov rate; but ill luch will ll,i.n- Hants, not exceeding five liuea, pr year, Imlne, lla.Mt; mit-Meflh. . , Notices of meelius". charitable societies, flie companies, Bo., hair price. J II IVwuM AdtrntUemtnU mutt h jmM i- adenx. ' rule will nut he varied from. No Ailnrtlwmrnt taken eiceit for a definite perlM. Till tutotuu. an honest and cn.rmb.ls adnilnlstra'ion of public affairs. Mr. Lincoln n, in a peculiar sense, a man of the people. lie comes fresh from I he people, imbued with til tliuir love of freedom, of truth, hq1 of justice. He has achieved Ihe distinction with which hit fellow countrymen Jiave honored him, not by seeking it, but by deserving ii. Jl ia past life furnishes every assurance which his future life will doubtless confirm Mint their confidence hnt been most worthily bestowed. We print on our first pngo nn interesting sketch of Mr. Lincoln's lift, from the Chicago Preu tnd Tribune, which will repay a perusal. The Four Ohio Votes. The nomination of Lincoln on the third ballot was not anticipated, even by his most sanguine friend; nnd ihe steady Increase of his vote on the second and third ballots took every body by surprise. When Hie Btate or A-iarytanu was reached, Lincoln reached a tie with Seward, who up lo that time was in the lead. The votes of Delaware and Virginia put the sturdy 111 i- noisan ahead, and thence lo the end of the roll he led b oompetiior. WJien the cull was completed, before iho vote was announced, it was discovered that Lincoln lacked but two and a half votes of a nomination, the ballot standing for Lincoln 231J, Seward 180, scattering 34. At ibis Juncture, R. M. Corwino, of Cincinnati, who had been voting for McLean, and three other Ohio delegates who had voted for Chase, R. K. Enos, Isaac Steese, and John I. Gurley, changed their voles to Lincoln, thus giving htm a majority and nominating him. The change was announced by D. K. Carttcr, The Chicago Convention In numbers, in harmony, in unity of purpose, and unbounded enthusiasm, the Chicago Convention is without a parallel in the history of the oountry. It was rather a triumphant ova-tlon to the principles of the Republican parly than a mere nominating Convention. The dele gates constituted but a very small portion of thnmu In .MamUncfl. Hundreds of XenloilS Ollt- .idem were prenl from Ike dl.laul New Eng. cbtirm.d or ll.e acleguion, anu .,muanCu.. land States, thousands from New York, Penn sylvania and Ohio, while from ihe Northwestern j mates they came by legions. Various est i mutes 1 of the number of strangers in Chicago, ranging from forly to fifty thousand, wero made the former number being cerlaiuly wiihin bounds. The friends of the different candidates were tealous and untiringin their exertions for their several preferences; but all were actuated by a determination to acquiesce cheerfully in the choice of the Convention. The coniest for the nomination was waged with vigor but not with bitterness or acrimony, and when, on the third ballot, it was ascertained that the gallant Lincoln was the Mected leader of the campaign, all heartily joined In making the nomination unanimous. The scene (hut ensued in the Con vention defies description. The shouts of the twelve thousand people withiu the spacious "Wigwam" were answered hy the immense as-Bern bio (re without, and re-echoed by excited crowds from street to street throughout the city Flags waved from the Bhipplug in the harbor, cannon thundered salute after salute, and as evening drew on, the twilight and deepening darkness were made brilliant with bonfires, rockets and illuminations. The committee of one from each State, appointed to notify Mr. Lincoln of his nomination, started for Springfield in a special train, the next morning, and at each station on the route, the train was met by crowds of people, with music and banners and shouts. On arriving at Springfield in ihe evening, (ho whole populace turned out to welcome the committee, and the oity was wild whh excitement. Bonfires and illuminations made the streets light as day. "Old Abe'' received the committee with unaf. fected modesty, and his bearing on the occasion was distinguished by an unstudied simplicity ?es of manner, which won every Trift Ca jircsenttat the reception, iy srace and accomplished telf-pos- isloa with which she assisted her husband in entertaining bis guests, gave assurance thai the future hostess of the While House will worthily sustain the honors of her exalted position. ly, without waiting the ofiiciiil count, the vast assemblage burst into shouts that shook the roof and the limbers of the building as with thunder. The enthusiasm was "irrepressible," and uearly twenty minutes elapsed before quiet was re stored. 1 jrf'A ll ti The Nomination. The returning delegations from Chicago on Friday evening, Saturday and yestcrdny met with enthirsiasticdcmonstrations from the people living along the lines of the several railroads leading from Chicago. At nearly every station the trains wore welcomed with the discharge of artillcrr ami with shouts for "Lincoln and llsmlin 1" It may safely be said that no Presidential nomination bits ever been made that el i oiled so spontaneous and so universal approval from the peop'.e, of all classes, as that of Abrara Lincoln. It Is true, the preferences of a very large number of Republicans per-bnpsof a majority were divided among other competitors for the nomination. Mr. Seward's friends labored to secure Ihe priw for him with a leal, a steadfastness and a devotion unsur- nassed in the history of similar contests. The friends of Mr. Chase, also, though not so numerous in the Convention as those of Mr. Seward, adhered to him with a pertinacity which proved not only the strength of their attachment but the 1 worthiness of its object. Had the Ohio delegation supported him with a united front, his vote from other delegations would have been much larger than that which ho received. We do not now propose, however, to comment upon this un fortunate division, by which, as we think, great injustice was done to Ohio and to onu of the purest and ablest of American statesmen, but simply to note the fact above recorded. Mr. Seward and Mr. Chase both owe their defeat to the same cause. Bib have well earned the fealty of determined friends by life-long devotion to those great principles that underlie the Republican orgiiniiation. Both have fought for the same object when It was rejected and despised of all parties. They bore aloft ihe stand ard when there were but few lo follow it, and : again and again went into the battle when defeat was the certain issue. They faced proscription, dared political ostracism, patiently but firmly withstood ihe storms of calumny and misrepresentation, aud over all the tumuli, with clarion-voice and fearless mein, proclaimed the truth and theright, until at lasl l hey caught Hi f the nation. It Hsincd, and the hosts of Ihe free north gave heed to their words. No longer does their standard wave over a feeble and forlorn hope. No longer do they lead to a battle of doubtful or unsuccessful issue. They are surrounded by a countless host, aud viotory awaits the charge. I! ut in their long warfare they have not escaped unscathed by the slmfis of calumny. I Prejudices intended to frighten the timid, have been industriously tullnmcd against them; and though honored and revered la the heart of hearts of the more earnest Republicans, ihey have been passed hy, not because they are not the most faithful and able of leadtirs, hut because In the opinion of the convention ihe exigencies of the hour seemed lo require a candidate less ohnoxlons to the so on lied conservative sentiment of the country, and therefore more available. Much as we regret the political necessity which so often heretofore, as in the present ease, has resulted in the laying aside of our most eminent statesmen, we rejoice that lh honor wiib- held from them has been bestowed upon one so worthy to receive It, as Anram Lincoln of I Hi- noise. As a devoted friend of human rights; as an able advocate of the interests of free labor; as ft consistent exponent of the principles avowed by the early patriots and Illustrated by the early policy of (he government; as a maa of spotless purity of private life, and of unsullied official integrity, he is entitled to, and will reoeivethe earnest and cordial support of all win love Republican principles, and desire Democratic Ucepnlr. "The age of humbug is nearly played out." Sunday Statttmun. Now, that is frank on the part of the State- man. we bad not expecteu it ui incm. Solomon says, in his New England primer, that "experience teaches a dear school," &c, itc. The StaUiman has learned there, at last. Recent eventj have done the business. The failure of the Liitle Juggler in his great thirn-blerieiring irlck of "POPULAR 80VER- EIQNTY (syecf to the Comtilution,)" looked upon as a matter of experience, was ex-1 pensive. Rut it gave the Stainmtin a epasm of knowledge. And the split of the Charleston Convention brought on regular fits, and (for a Democratic paper) It has been hopelessly know ing ever since. Rut Dr. Watts says. "Witu our Knowledge came all our woe." And so of the Stateman. Ii has paused through a regular gradation of sorrow without increaso in wisdom. At first a gentle melancholy settled upon its pensive features; then it broke into a subdued snivel; then a regular boo-hoo, and from a boo-hoo to a bet-low; and ever sinee the nomination of Abe Lincoln it has been sofranilo as to lose all command ofi I self. Sunday it actually published an article which seems to have been written during the campaign of 1810, and to havo fail ed in seeing the light at that time, for some reason or other. It will probably have one to morrow against the building of the Ark by Noah, and another one next day in favor of fiilihusterlng by the children of Israel. Ii also severely reprimands the Republicans of bay t an for being such igrforarauses aa lo make & circular rail fence, and says: "Farmers generally build a vomtnet out of rails, and nt(i it UraiohtP 0, shade of all departed worms, what ignorance 1 And we, too, had always supposed that a worm fence was the orookedest thing in nature, except a dog's hind leg and a woman's temper! So, Diiyioniaus dear, take heart you are ignorant in good com pany, the continent, are spucinus, well-ordertd, and well kept, as the forty or filly thousand strangers in attendance upon the late Convention can attest. The Republicans of (tie city did nothing by halves. A hospitable welcome was extended to all; and those who could not procure accomoda-linos at the hotels were well provided for elsewhere, at reasonable charges, or as tlifl invlled guests of citixens. The "Wig warn" erected for the useof the Convention and forcampaign purposes Is an Immense structure, admirably planned, and capable of holding comfortably ten thousand person's. The Preu and Tribune snys that ' a very careful and accurate count was made of the o umber of persons in at the time Ihe balloting for President was taking place, and resulted as follows: In the tfalWIej 3,5.10 On Hie land , 00 I'mlt-r the Rtilltrii; , A.HTH flu Mm nlnl re AMI Within the rail lug l.liKI T.'tal t'2,150 H)uisiile were twelve ihoueaiid more, mak ing the whole number of persons in the Wig wam And immediately around it fully 24,UUU. The new Bps par press of Chicago was not be- Hind the other "insulations" of the oily, in en terpriso. The reports of tho proceedings of ihe Convention were very generally very well re ported; but the rcporis of ihe Prat and Tribune oould not have been excelled by newspapers of any city, east or west. They were in fact, complete, and us nearly verbatim as the "noise and confusion" would allow. That paper employed three competent stenographers, who reproduced the proceedings in full with (he utmost correct-netts.Chicago appreciates her newspapers and liberally seconds their efforts to promote her interests. All the Republican journals there are paying concerns, as tliey deserve to be. We tliank our editorial brethren for numerous courtesies received from thetn during our stuy in their city. We are alo under obligations to the Ameri can Express Company, which furnished us with every facilitj for tho prompt transmission of correspondence. From Ihe Chicago Prretand Tribnne. "HONEST OLD ABE.' The People's Candidate for President. 14 RAILS) AND FLAT-UOATS." Biographical Sketch of 4b ram Lincoln, Abrain Lincoln county, Kentucky Political Attliailon In Cutta. The New York Jferuld publishes several letters which show that political agitation bm assumed a new phaso in Cuba, which is likely j is a native of Hardin He was born on the 12th ihv of February. 1H03. His parents were boih from Virginia, and were oertainly not of the first families. His paternal grandfather, Abraham Lincoln, emigraed from Rockinffhim county, Virginia, to Kentucky, about 1781 or ', whore a year or two later he was killed by Indians, not in ba tie, but by stealth, while he was lab' ring to open a farm in the forest. His anceslors, who wub respectable members of the Society of Friends, went to Virginia from Berks county, Pennsylvania. Descndents of the same qtock still reside in the eastern part of thai Slate. Mr. Lincoln's father, at the death of An father, was but six years of nge, and be grew up liter ally without education, lie removed from Ken tucky to what is now Spencer county, Indiana Leon. in 1816. The family reached iheir home about the time the Stale was admitted into the Union. The region io which they sell led was rude and lid, and ihcy endured, lor some years, the-nard experience of a frontier life, in which the struggle with nature for existence and security is to be maintained only by constant vigilance. Rears, wolves and other wild animals still infested the woods, and young Lincoln acquired more skit! in ihe use of a ritle than knowledge of books. There wore instiiutions here and there known by the flattering denomination of "schools," but no qualification was required lo tench beyond "reiidin," "writen" and "cypherin," as Ihe vernacular phrase ran, ob far us the rule of three. If a straggler, supposed to understand Latin, hnppend lusojurn in the neighborhood, he wns looked upon as a wizard, and regarded with an awe stiiied to so mysterious a character. Hard work and plenty of it was the order of Hie day, varied, indeed, by an occasional hear hunt, a not (infrequent deer chase, or other wild sport. Of cmirso when young Lincoln came of age he wub not a scholar. He could read and write, and had some knowledge of arithmetic, but that was about nil; and as yet, ho had but little ambition lo know more of , what was lo tie found in books. His attainments otherwise were not to be despised. He had and Douglas at Springfield, during the progress of the State Fair, in October. We remember theevent as vividly as (hough it transpired yesterday, aod.in view of the prominence now given to the chief acior in thai exciting event, it cannot fail to be interesting to all. The affair came oft on ihe fourth day of October, 1854. The State Fair bad been in progress two days, and ito'Capital was full of all manner of men. The Nebraska bill bad been parsed on the previous twenty-second or May. Mr. Douglas had reiurned to Illinois to meet an outraged constftuenoy. He had made a fragmentary speech in Chicago, the people filling up each hiatus in a peculiar and good-humored way. : He called the per pie a mob they called him a rowdy. The "mob" had Ihe best of it, boih then and at the election which succeeded. The notoriety of allall?se events had stirred up the politics of the Sute from bottom to lop. Hun. dreds of active politicians bad met at Springfield, expectifTg a tournament of an unusual character DogjaB, Rreese, Kcerner, Lincoln, Trumbull, Masieson, Yaiw, Codding, John Cal-hoiin, (of the order of the Candle-Box,) John M Palmer, the whole house rf the McUunuells, Singleton, (knor fame in the Mormon Wor,) Thos. L. Harris, and a host of others. Several speeches weremade before and several nfler uie pMHW "H tyn Minuwui uu iuiihh, wut that WASlDW'satiitto be the event of the sea- We do not sJiw whether a challenge to debate passed bctwedjr the friends of the speakers or not, hut there was a perfectly amicable under, standingbetiin Lincoln and Douglas, that the former BhoulJTieak two or t hree hours and the latter reply in just as little ores much time as he chose. Mr. Liiifoln took tho stand ut twoo clock alargearow(fin attendance, and Mr. Douglas sealed onasmall platform tn front of the desk. The first half jjour of Mr. Lincoln's speech was to excite attention both hero and in Spain. The , ftcive flnJ tUl9ti couI(1 wieH tll8 R'( di-point now aimt-d nt by some of tho leading rcct ti10 piuw, or umb the ritle, ns well as tho minds in Cuba is representation in tho Spanish best of bis compeers, and was fully up to all ihe Cortes and local municipal government. A mvsiorirs ol prairie farming, and fully inured , , , , , . i i , .i ' to hardship aud toil, binco bo arrived at. age portion cf Iheluuer has been conceded lo the j hc )mi tQ wiwtewr his ec colony by Spain, and a remarkable discussion aiiiremenia are, they have been picked up from on Iho former occurred between a member of lime lo ii no as opportunity occurred, or as tho the Municipal Council of Malanxas and the j pressure oi some exigency ueimuiut If old John Willel were only alive, that ho might "tackle'' the SMfoman man ! The llnmealead 0111. The Homestead Bill that passed tho House was amended in several important particulars before it passed the Senate. We Are un ible to ' stale the precise nature of these Amendments; but they were of such a character aa materially to resirict the beneficial provisions of the original bill. Thus amended It was not satisfactory lo Ihe Republican Senators, but they vuird for it as the best thing (hat oould be done, looking to the future for more favorable legislation. The telegraph of this morning informs us that on the return of the bill to the House yesterday, that body ro-1 f,isod to concur in tho Senate amendments, and substituted therefor the provisions of tho orb ginal bill. In that shnpe It will go back lo Ihe Senate, or possibly to a committee of conference. What will be the fate of the measure at the present session cannot now be foreseen. It is evident that the Senate amendments were designed to rob the bill of its vitality the bogus Democracy not daring to vole squarely against it. The action of the House will bring them up to the issue, and I hero can be no more dodging or evasion. A MaeBNchtiaelta Delegate Gives an Account of lite Doing a at Charleston. A meeting of the Democracy of ihe 8th Con- ffressiotial District of Massachusetts was held at Lowell on Tuesday evening, lo hear the re-1 port of iheir delegates lo Charleston. Gen. D. F. Butler took the stand, and spoke highly of the generous hospitality of the people of Charleston and of (he presiding ability of Oen. Cushing. lie gave a succinct history of the platform fight and of his participation in it. He said he had as lief havo a slave code made by Congress as by the Supreme Court. The most Infamous of all law bad been judge-mnde law ; and he did not mean to pledge his party to abide any future decisions of the Supreme Court. Who were the Supreme Court ? Flalfadoicn res per table old gentlemen who would not be alive in len years. Me spoke for the unity of iho Democratic parly. He had voted for Judge Douglas seven times, and with ihe precise knowledge that he could not be nominated, Douglas had but one hundred and twenty-two sincere friends In (ho Convention, but under the unit rule he received thir'y more votes. He was noi goiny to throw away ihe Democratic parly for any man. Then he looked around for a man to vole for. He found in ihe first place a gallant warrior. lie was not ashamed of his vote for Jeff. Davis. He was for the Democratic parly first, lust, and all the lime. Judge Douglas is not ihe Democratic party. At the conclusion of bis remarks, a resolution was offered in support "of popular sover eignty and Judge Douglas, which Mr. Butler moved lo ley on tho table, as it was intended as a censure to him. The resolution was tabled, and a vote of thanks to tien. Duller for hie course at th Charleston Convention, was passed by a large vole. dura-ii. Every Western man has reason to be prouJ of the metropolis of (he Lakes, In Its commercial activity, crowded si reds, and in the elegant architecture of its publio buildings, business blocks and private residences, the visitor is constantly reminded of New York, lis people, too, are wide-awake, enterprising and hospitable to a degree; and its hotels, which are mors numerous turn in any other city of its population on Captain General, during his recent visit to (hat ciiy. It is slated that Gen. Serrano replied that hc "had come to Cuba lo maintain the institutions of Ihe bland not to change them." Tho institutions of Cuba are a remnant of the ibiys of barbarism in colonial government, and the island has become too rich and populous to be maintained in its present state of absolute pupilage. Ten years have worked a great change in the Cuban government, and that of 1S0O has some remarkable points of difference from that of IHoO. Should the new movement for representation be conducted prudently, it will bring about many ameliorations. Attorney General. To Tin Eoitor or the "Ohio State Joun-hal" You will please announce the name of Jesse II. MnMath, Esq., of Harrison county, as a candiiiite for the office of Attorney General, subjeoilfo Ihe will o the appronohing Jle-pubHcan isCooenJioD, Mr. McMnUi La a good lawyer, and if elecled will fill the office wiib credit'to himself and his constituents. Being from Eistern Ohio, his friends claim his nomination upon the ground of his ability to perform the office, and (hat heretofore the claims of this section has been parsed by, in previous State Conventions, whan it is apparent to every candid observer of political events in the State, that Eistern Ohio is one of the strongholds of Republicanism, mid deserves at this time a candidate upon the State ticket. We hopo our Republican frieuds will accord lo tis our candidate, and wo assure them, In so doing, Eistern Ohio will poll a turgor majority for the State ticket lo be nouiiuntid, than nnv heretofore given. EASTERN OHIO. Cadiz, May 21st, 1 800. At twenty-one he removed to Illinois, and passed the first year in Macon county, in active labor on a farm, where he and a fellow laborer (named INnks) SPLIT THREE THOUSAND RAILS in the year 1H30. It will be interesting to the millions before whom he is placed ns a candidate for ihe highest olhce in the gift of a free people, to know i lint he once mamgtd aflat ioufontlie Ohio River. The anecdotes which he sometimes relates to his friends of his inara- time experiences before tho introduction of steam on ihe western rivers, Are indescribably hiuiihuhle. From Macon county he went to New Salem, in what is now Men a re county, where he remained about a year. Ihen came the Ulack Hawk war. A company of vol un teem was raised in New Salem and the surrounding country, and young Lincoln was elected cap tain a success which, he his since said, gave him more pleasure than he has ever since en joyed. He erved with credit during the cam paign, and became popular. Jtelumingio Sangamon county, he learned the art of surveying, and protecuit that profession until the financial crash of 1 1837 destroyed ihe value of real estate aud wined the business the resriltof i nft,frja. W II. till lll Hill J'1llK LIII"Mnm..nvj..-r p-irattia was hold on an execut on by (tie b 'Jo riff. Nothing daunted by this turn of ill 1u :k, he directed his aitention to the law, and borrowing a lew books from a neighbor, which he took from the office in the evening and returned in the morning, he learned the rudiments of ihe profession iu whie.h he has since become so distinguished, by the light of ajire place I An mi (Ins nine (lie Wing ot Ins county conferred upon him the nomination for (he Legislature. He was successful in ilus and three suc ceeding elections, by triumphant majorities. While a me in her of the Legislature lie hrstgave contest of that year, Mr. Lincoln was aithe head of Ihe Illinois electoral ticket, and labored earnestly, though vainly, to wrest ihe Stale from the grasp of the pro-slavery Democracy, with the "walkine- maauiine of mischief," as Douglas has been appropriately called, at its bead. We need not retcr to the ureal uniimpion oi 1858, so fresh is the recollection of all readers, i further than lo subjoin the result of the vote on members of the Legislature, to wil: For ABRAHAM LIMJULN . . 120,2 r. For STLTHKN A. DOUGLAS V-'l.lW). Bv reason, however, of the flagrant appor tionment of the State in Legislative dietricis, bv which a majority of the members are always eicctedby a minority of the people, Mr. Douglas was, as is well known, reiurned to theSenate. Abraham Linooln in private life is literally unimpeachable. Among all who know him his most acceptable, end at the same time appropriate loubriqutt, it that by which be is most widely known: "HONEST OLD AUK." Nomination of Hannibal Hamlin. The selection of Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, for Vice President, will meet with the cordial approval of the sViends of Freedom throughout the Union Mr.-Hamlin was born in Paris, Oxford county, Maine, in 1809, and is now in thefilst tear of his age. He Is by profession a lawyer, and for the last quarter of a century has been much in political lifo. The New York Tribune aays: From 1880 lo 1840 he was member of tho Legislature of Maine, and for three of those years be was the Speaker of ihe House of Representatives. In 1843 lie was elected a member of Congress, and re-elected for the following term. In 1H47 lie waj naain a member of the taken tin wiilrtomplimenls to his distinguished ; stnttt Legislature, and the next year was chosen friend Judge Douglas, and dry allusions to the J to fill a vacancy, occasioned by the death of political eventaof thepaet few years. Hisdis-1 John Fairfield, in the United States Senate. In lingnisJied friaiid Judge Douglas had taken his ,e was re-elected for the full term iu the scat, as solemiLiis the Cock-Lane ghoH, evident 'anaiebodv; but resigned on being chosen Gov-ly with the design of not moving a muscle till it cvaor 0r Maine in 1857. In the same monih be came his turn lo speak. The laughter provoked j was again elected to the United Stales Senate by Lincoln's exordium, however, so in began to j fornix years, which office ho accepted, resigning make him unessy, and when Mr. L jamved at , tne Governorship. Ho is still a member of the his (Douglas ) speech pronouncing the Missouri Senate. This record is an evidence of the con-Compromise 'V sacred thing which no ruili-1 tiijcvice wirli which he h is nlwajt been regarded less hand wnsld ever be reckless enough to hy bis fellow-citizens in Maine, disturb," he ofWoed his lips far enough lo re-1 ' fp to the lime of (he parage of the Kansas mark, "A firsVrate spcechl 1 This was tho be-1 Nebraska bill in 18'4, Mr. Hamlin was a metn-irinninirof an amusiiiir oollontiy. h..r nf dm Democratic nartv. That net ho re- "Ycs," continued Lincoln, "so affectionate j garded as a proof that Iho party, with which he was in v friend regard for this comnromise line, ' i.nii henn nil his lifo cnniierled. no lonzer do- that when Texas was admitted into the Union, J served the name of Democratic, and was (reach- And tt was found that a strip extended north of 1 ,.rml i0 the principles he had so lone cherished 3lia0', he actually introduced a bill extending j Thenceforward he gave his support lo the He me une ann jiniiuuiuiig aiuvcry in me nonm-ru publican party, 01 wtiicn ne nas ever since con-edge of the iiujv Stato." Uinucd a faithful and distinguished leader. , "And 011 voted against the bill," said Douglas. yPi Unmlin Is A man of dignified presence, "Precisely so." answered Lincoln; "I was j 0r B0Hd abilities, of unflinching integrity, and in favor of running the line a orfdl deal further I ant execmivo lalcnt. Familiar with the bus! South.'' , j nessof legislation, he is peculiarly adiptrd, by "rtnoui mix. nine, 1110 aiieaKi-rconimueu, -my t ho itossension of all I lesc nun lines. 10 nil neiie- distiiiituished friend introduced me to a pa: tic . finally for iho country, and to his own nnd his nlar friend of his, one David Wilmof, of Peun pariy's honor, 1 lie hiih posi fur which ho has sylvunio." Uughier. y,.en nominated. The name of Hannibal of 'I though t,said DougUs, "you would find Mnine is a fit second to that of Abraham Liu-him cougeniaUtompany." co 0f Illinois. "So I did," roplied Lincoln. I had the pleas xiie Chicago Democrat, edited by Mayor ore of voting for his Proviso In one way J J Wentworili, formerly a Democratic member of te measure then, I believe. At uny rate Gen. Cass scolded Honest John Davis, ol Massachusetts, soundly for talking away the lasl hours of the session so hat ho (Cass) couln't crowd it through. Apropos of Gen. Cass; if 1 am not greatly mistaken he has a priorolaim to my distinguished frieud, to the Authorship of Popular Sovereignty. -JThe old gentleman has an infir-ity for writing letters. Shortly afer the scolding he gave Johuivie be wrote his Nicholson letter , ' Douglas (salemnly) "God Almighty placed man on the eatb, and told him to choose between goad a ad evil. That was the origin of the Nebraska ,bill!" .inanln Ytl. lh Tirinrllv nt InTtmlinn being seltU'l, let us award all credit to Judge Douglas for jfWng the 8 ret to discover it." It wouldIVmpoBSih e, tn these limits, to give nl. e .ihuyi .TJv far ihe atllest effirt of tbJCamp;e-'Tn)m "ftilerer vtouroa. The occasion was agreat one, and Ihe speaker was every way equal to it. The effect produced on the listeners was magnetic. No one who was present will ever forget the power and vehemence of the1 fallowing passage: "My distinguished friend says it la an insult In ihe emigrants to Kansas and Nebraska to suppose that they are not able to govern themselves. We must not slur over an Argument of this kind because it happens to .tickle the ear. Ii must he met and answered. I admit that ihe emigrant to Kansas and Nebraska is competent iudicAliom of Ins superior powers as a debater, (0 X()vern himtetf, but," the speaker rising lo his The Jersey City Mnrlr More Mystery tn 1111 taie. Mrs. Aila Richardson, About whom there has been so much talk, in connection wiih the dead body found in ihe water at Jersey Cny sever.it weeks ago, is now in this city, and slopping at Ihe house of a friend in Broome street. She is Apparently A modest, unassuming person, evi dently possessed of considerable mental endowments, And professes 10 feci deeply grieved at tho manner in which she Ins boon spoken of, through the public prints of this city. Certainly, from the demeanor of the lady, no one would imagine her lo be ft woman of the character represented. It is not her desire to say anything in the newspapers about ihe mutter, preferring, rat er, to let it nil die out. She hurst into (ears when Bpoken lo about it. Her friends, however, olaitn that all (he stories told about her were concocted by designing pinies, for a reason that cannot at present hc made public. It is a rather remarkable circumstance that several of the prominent marks which were represented to be on Mrs. Richardson's ftco are not lo bo found now. Her ears nro not slit, and there are no bunions on hor feet, nor has she a lluck nail on one of her toes, although it was positively stated on the Coroner's inquest that these marks were there. It is thought by many lhat liters was an ulterior design in the identification of the bly iu Jersey City as Mrs. Richardson's, and the further investigation thut is on loot may possibly reveal ft very interesting state or facts. Mrs. Richardson, In company with Detective loung, yesierday visited several of the newspa per ollices about the city, and produced lo ihe editors in charge, pretty aatisfaetory proofs that she was Mrs. It. in prvunn pertoitn, and not as Ihe lamented Toodles ustd to exclaim, in ghostia persona. The Prince d Jolnvllle. As wo liave before intimated, tho Prince do Joinville has on the present occasion come to our metropolis in a quiet and unostentatious manner. On board the Luropa his real presence was hardly known, though he mingled freely among the pnssentters, and, wiih Ihe affability of his nature, rendered himself agreeub'e to all with whom he came in contact. Ilia mate-room was no belter than his neighbors', heiug adorned with tlmrotmh republican simplicity, and only variod by the addition of a few well chosen hooks, upon which the Prince always re. lies for companionship during his travels. In spite of his efforts tn the conirary, however, It will be impossible for the illustrious stranger lo preserve a complete incognitos There are hundreds hero who will seek hi in out, and he will again ho the private recipient of that hos. pitality at the hands of our oilitens which he experienced iwenty years ago, when here in an otlifial capacity. We may odd lhat the Prince is now about fnrtv-two years of age, tall and well-formed. He hns A peculiarly erect end dignified gait, but manners at once kind and unuffi'Cied, wnich reudois him approuehnhle by all. He possesses a large private forimie, winch he inherited at (he death of tho Priiico de Bourbon, ihe lasl of the race of the Condos. .V. J'. Herald. Kffgsl aoidluary Suicide A man named llrani, residing in Shanksvlllc, Somerset couniy, pa., came to his death, a few days a fin, from A most extraordinary Instance of gluttony and foolhanllness. He had just ?artaken of fweny ow boiled eggs at ono meal, he powers of nature were so much overtasked that (he Shanksvillian kicked the bucket, and will eat no more eggs this side of Jordan. It is astonishing how many commit suicide hy acts of gluttony. 1 is not long since a German in Western Pennsylvania attempted to swallow an ounce of nieui, without chewing It, aud died in the effort, tor tho "want of breath." and ho increased, by freoncut practice, his nat ural fuciiliy for public speaking. Ho improved j industriously the opportunities that were offered of soll'-uultivatiuu. From tho positiouof a subaltern in the ranks of ihe Whig parly, a position lhat was appropriately assigned him hy his unaffected modesty and humble proton-sums, he soon became reungnixed and acknowledged as a champion and a leader, aud his unvarying courte-y, good nature and genial manners, united with nn utter disinterestedness and abnegation of self, made him a universal favor ite. During his legislative period he continued his law sludies, nnd removing lo Springfield, he opened an olhce and engaged actively in practice. Busiuess Mowed in upon him, and he rose rapidly to distinction in his profession. lie displayed remarkable ability ns an advocate in jury trials, and many of his law ar guments were muster-pieces 01 logical reason1 ing. There was no refined artificiality in his forensic efforts. They all ho re the stamp of masculine common sense: and lie had a natural, easy mode of illustration, and made ihe most nhstruso subjects appear plain. His success at the bar. however, did not withdraw his atien tinn from politics. For many years he was the "wheel-horse ot the n hig pariy of Illinois, and was on the electoral ticket in several Presidential campaigns. At such times he canvassed the Siate wiih his usual vigor and ability. Ho was an ardent friend of Henry Clay, and ex erted himself powerfully in his behalf in traversing die entiro State of Illinois, and ad dressing publio meetings daily until near the close of the campaign, when ne- coming convinced that his labors in llial field would be unavailing, he crossed over into Indiana, and ennttuued his efforts up to (be day of election. The contest of that year In Illinois was mainly on the tariff question. Mr. Lincoln, on ihe Whig side, and John Calhoun, 011 Ihe Democratic side, were (ho heads of tho op posing electoral tickets. Calhoun, late of Ne braska, now dead, was ihen in the full vigor ot hs powers, and was accounted Ihe ablesl debater of his patty. Tliey stumped iho State to gether, or nearly so, m iking speeches, usually on alternate days at escn place, ana eacu nu-, dressing large audiences at great length, some-! times four hours together. Mr. Lincoln, in ihese elitboriiie speeches, evinced a thorough mastery of ihe principles of political economy, which undcrlio Ihe tariff question, and presented arguments in favor of the protective policy with a power and conclusiveness rarely equaled, and at the same lime tn a manner so mom ami i-miliar nnd so well interspersed with happy Illustration and apposite anecdotes, s to esiah. 1hIi a reputation which he has never since failed to maintain, as the ablest leader in the Whig and Republican ranks in the great West. In IrUU he was elected to Congress, and served out his term, and would have been re elected had he not declined to he a candidate. He steadily nnd earnestly ipposed ihe annexation or Texas, and lahnrrd wnn an nis powers 111 behalf of Iho Wilmol Proviso. In ihe National Convention of 1848, of which he was a member, he advooaiel the nomination 01 uencrai ia lor, and sus'ained ihe nomination by an active cau-vas in Illinois and Indiana. From 1840 to ISM Mr. Lincoln was engaged nsidnoulv In h practice of his profession, and being deeply Immersed In buaiuesi, was beginning lo lose his Interest in pontics, when the scheming anibllinn nnd groveling selfish iiosa of nn unscrupulous aspirant to the Presidency brought about the repeal of the Missouri Compromise. hat act ol base- ucfca and perfidy aroused Ihe sleeping lion, and he prepared for new efforts, lie threw himself at once into the contest that followed, and tonirht the battle of freedom on the ground nf his former conflicts in Illinois with more than his accustomed energy and teal. Those who recollect (hi tremendous hallle fought in Illinois (hat year, will award to Abraham Linooln, fully ihree-fmirilu of the ability and unwearying labor which resulted in the mighty victory which gave Illinois her first Rppublican Legislature, Andplaoed Lyman, Trumbull iu the Sen ate nf ihe United States, The first and greatest full height, ''Idenft An right to govern any other person without that persons coxskxt. The applause winch followed tins triumphal reiutn- lion ol a cunning lalsenond, was out an earnest of the victory at the po.ls whicl followed just one month from that day. When Mr. Lincoln hud concluded Mr. Doug- Ins strode hastily lo the stand. As usual, he emnloved ten minutes In telling how grossly he had been abused, recollecting himself, he added, "though in a perfectly courteous manner" abused in a perfectly courteous manner! He thin devoted half an hour to showing that it was IndispeiiBahly necessary to California emigrants, Stnta Fe traders and others, Congress from Illinois, states that while a Representative of M iine in tho House, Mr. H imlin distinguished himself as an out and out Sihts Wright Democrat, and adds: We always met him in private consultation with such men as King, Wilmot, &o., to deviae means for the passage of the Wilmot Proviso; for in those days it was not anti-Democratic (0 be a freo-soiler, nor anti-Democratic lo oppose Ihe extension of slavery. Mr. Hamlin took bis seat In the annate in the Thirtieth Congress, where lie continued until I80O, when he was elected Uovernor or aiaiue by the largest majority ever given to soy person who had opposition, vis: 17,881. HOW THE NOHIVVrifm ARE RECEIVED. OPINPTJNS OP filB We ajlvooelotr quotations from a large num ber of our exchanges, Republican, Demo c rat io, Union, and Neutral, referring 10 the Chicaico nominations. They are hailed with universal gratificuion by the Republican journals all over the country, even by those avow edly committed to other candidates before the Convention. The Democratic papers generally admit the strength of the nomination, and con cede ihe ability and worthiness of its recipient. A few, but by far the smaller number, follow their instincts of abuse, In depreciating Ihe qualifications of our candidate; butlnsodoiug they only betray their fear of his success. OPIMIONS OF REri'DLICAlf NEWSPAPERS. 'Frdm'thfl Albany Evening Journal, Maj 19. W e place at tho head of our columns, this evening, Ihe nomination of the National Con vention. They will command (lie untied support of nil who cherish a devotion to the priu-oipls of the Republican parly. It would be Pile to attempt to ulsiriiite the dis appointment which ihe people of this State feel at ihe failure of the Chicagu Convention lo to have organic acts prcvide.l for the Terri- j fi . . . WchraskA-that be,nK ! .I..K. .h.. th nominal Inn hieh ... made is lories of Kansas and precisely Ihe point which nobody 'dispute. Having established this premises lo his satisfaction, Mr. Douglas launched forth Into an argument wholly apart from ths positions taken by Mr. Linooln. He had nbont half finished at six o'clock, when nn adjournment lo lea was affected. The speaker insisted strenuously upon Ins righi to resume in (he evening, but we believe the second part of that speech has not heen delivered loihiedny. After the recorded as iho very next choice of the Uepnb licutis of New York. No oiher man, hosides iheir own favorite, so well represents the party in the great struggle now going on as Abrani Lincoln. From ths Auburn Pally Union, May IS. The telegraph, this afternoon, brings the intelligence from Chicago, of the nomination on 1 the third ballot, of "honest Abo Lincoln." of Il linois for President. Much its we have desired -prl.,1.1. 1 th. two.p.uke, "I (, ill. iiomiimlion of Mr. Seward, we are on. Tk !' I r , T , , ' areemirelj. .ali.ncl will. Il nominee. .,,,1 Peoria debve. Informed us that after Lincoln: , : . .1 i.u .1,. ,,., had finished, Douglas "hadn't much to say to be the equal of that plotting demagogue, in the eloqucuce that moves masses hie superior in sterner argument. By all who have ever brard him he is pronounced one of the moat impressive orators of (he day. In energy of character, in inflexibility of will, in native vigor of intellect, in moral courage and personal iuieg-riiy, he has few peers. Springing from the people, nurtured in the bard but useful sohool of early poverty, he has achieved eml Jence by virtue of bis native energy. With such a standard bearer, victory is sure ! From the N. Y. Evening Put. So far as we uau judge, the so-called Democratic parly regard Mr. Lincoln ns a candidate whom it will he hard to bent. His elm nee ot currying Illinois against Douglas, we believe, they regard B more than even, and in Ibis they make no mistake. They begin, in this quarter nt least, to talk of Abandoning Douglas ns a candidate, and letting Lincoln Bweep Illinois wi'hout opposition, take up Gov. Seymour, and make n eland for New York. We are content, for our own part, with lhat arrangement, or with any other lliey choose lo make. If they think 1 lint Mr. Lincoln will not be supported In this Stale wiih enthusiasm, if they think that'lhe flauie of ihatxeal which hlaxes every where else In the Free States will not kindle the hearts of tho people nf New York, we are willing to leave (horn to (heir error till they are undeceived by ihe eledons. It is written ou tho (ablet of destiny that Lincoln is to be Ihe next President of ihe Untied Males. From the Curir Slid Enquirer. We need not tell our readers that William H Seward was our first choice, and that our labor has been that he should be tho nominee of ihe Chicago Convention, for the Presidency. The Convention, however, has decided otherwise, 11 nd we bow to tho decision, bow with greater cheerfulness, inasmuch as, although .Mr, Se nrd. whom we consider the great representative of Republican principles, lias iwen defeated, we have in the nomination of Mr. Lincoln no trpeditncif candidate, nut one who early em' braced the Republican cause, hasalwnys labored consistently for it success, has from the begin ning, stood, ami stands now, fair and square ou its nutiouul and conservative piaHoi-ui. From tho DufTnlo Kxjri-. Next to William H. Seward, we believe that no man before the Convention could have been choseu bo goneialty sadsl'actory to the Republi- cansof tins ataiv 113 Ahrura Lincoln. Indeed. tho fact of his nomination hy a body so unquestionably represent alive of ihe popular sentiment of t lie psriv in various motions of tho country. is conclusive evidence that he generally united the second preference of (hose States iu which ho did not possess the first. To our mind it has been for some time clear that if William II. Seward did not huonme the nominee of the Republican party, the Presidential candidate would ho him whom we now announce; un I entertain ing that opinion, wo have been prepared to pledge him our heartiest and most zealoussup-Don. Fniui tho New Haven P.itlvlium. "Honest Abo Lincoln," ns everybodv calls him where he is bent known, is just the man (hut this 1 sorely swindled and disgraced nation needs for President. Ho is a man or stainless purity his whole life is spotless as ihe driven snow. He is no corruptiunist, no trickster, no time-server, but an honest, brave, straightforward, atle man, who will restore the government 10 the purity of practice and principle which characterize its early days under the administration of the Revolutionary Patriots. For this reason chiefly the heart of iho nation, as if impelled hy an overruling power, has been drawing silently hut irresistibly toward him, in spite of powerful combinations, abl management, and frequent lele-gruphic disr a! dies ami speculations 10 the con trary, and the deep enthusiasm wiih which his nomination in hailed shows how strong a hold he hits upou what is truest and best in the Amer ican heart. Ho is the candidate or ihe people, and not of the politicians. The contest will prove a Harrison oanipaign in enthusiasm, and we believe will he crowned with as glorious and complete a victory. From Tlw Do-ton Dally AavtrtUer. it is Imnouihll to denv that the nomination such ", wo luuy nr-iievo, jubiiij i uuhuh i the Convention. L Mr. Lincoln is a man or grtj enihusirtsm, vig ? and warmth of leroperamen of ereat popularity, a thorough rcpreaeuiative vjf Western life, jfthnsrly a Whig, and now an ardent Republican; In nhort, tie is a man who is especially suited to rous the West, while his known views inspire confidence, where his personal quali'lcs have less immediate influence. From the Nawurk (N. J.) Mercury. Of Mr. Lincoln, whose name henceforth will be the watchword of an unnumbered host, I is not necessary lhat we should speak at length. He hclongs to the country, and his life and prin ciples alike challenge the closest scrutiny, being without spirt nnd blameless. His deeds deeds in behalf of the Rights of Man, of Freo Labor, of Free Speech n..d Free Soil these form his best panegyric, and best present his right to popular support. In alt tue Union there js no purer patriot no man of broader views or greater mental stature than Mr. Lincoln, From (ho Philadelphia Dutlolla. When the bulletin appeared, wiih the brief announcement lhat the Hon A brum Lincoln of Illinois had been nominated on the third ballot, ihe feeling of satisfaction was plainly express ed In the faces and from ihe lips of the Oppoai. lion men. The selection of the Hon. Ilanmhal Hamlin of Maine as the candidate for Vice Pres ident was also pronounced a good one, and the ticket was declared to be a good one to vote for tu iNovemoer. From the Pltfhorf Journal. Mr. Lincoln will be e ected hy the people by a very decided vote. Ho is the idol of ihe Northwest, nnd will now her encounter any prejudice. He has more good points ami fewer objectionable ones than any of the prominent candidates. This was, no doubt, ihe secret of his success over the other more prominentcandidates. which we presume 10 have Wen Mr. Douglas' view of the caso also, for the reason that he ran away from his antagonist and kept out of his way during the remainder of the campaign. During this exciting campaign Mr. Lincoln pressed the slavery issue upon the people of Central aud Southern Illinois, who were largely made up of (he emigration from Tennessee, Yiiginia and North Carolina, wiih all tho powers of his mind. Hc felt the force of (he moral causes (ha must influence the question, and he never failed to nppeal 10 ihe moral sentiment of tho people tn Aid or tho argument drawn from political sources, nnd to illuminate his ihcme wiih tbelofiy inspirations of an eloquence pleading for the rights of humanity. A rrvolution swutu the Stale. For the first lime a majority of 1 lie legislature of Illinois was opposed to the Democratic administration of ihe federal uov- eminent. A United States Senator was to ho eleded In the place of General Shields, who hud yielded to the liirluencn of his less scrupulous coUeaga!" and, nzainsi ins own hotter judgment, had voted for the Kansas Nebraska act. The election came on, and a number of haltois were taken, the nlmost united opposition voiing steadily tor Lincoln, hut ihe anti-Nebraska Democrats for Trumbull. Mr. Lincoln becamo apprehensive lhat (huso men who had been elected as Democrats, though opposed (0 Judge Douglas, would turn upon inme third candi date, of less decideil convictions than Judge I Trumbull, and posib1y elect a Senator who had little or nothing in common wiih the then inchoate Republican party. To prevent such n consummation, he went personally 10 his friends, and hy strong persuasion, induced ihem io vote for Trumbull. He thus secured, by an not of self-sacrifice, a triumph for the caue of right, and an advocate of it nn the floor of the Senate, not inferior in earnest seal for the principles of Republicanism, to any member of ih tt body. Some of his frlcnrN on the floor of the Leirie-lalure wept, like children when constrained hy Mr. L ncoln's personal appl ils lo desert him and unite on Trumbull. It is proper lossy In this Connection, that belween TrutnhiiH and Lincoln the most cordial relations hive existed, and that Ihe feeling of envy or rivalry is not to be found In the, brranl of either. From his thorough convictions nf the growing magnltadiof the slave question, andof the need of a strong effort to preserve the Territories tn freedom, Mr. Lincoln was among the first to join In the formation of the Republican party, al though the publio opinion around him was strongly adverse to that movement. He exerted himself for the organ iiui Ion of the Republican fnnees in H'lnnis, and attended ihe first Republican Convention held in the State. This was in Itloominmou in May. 1H.M1. His speech in dial Convention was of surprising power and shall go into the canvas with the utmost confide nee of his election. Lincoln Is a strong man, and If the nominee for Vice Prisident shall be equally wonhy, as we do rot doubt he will, the ticket will ne elected, fliarx muu From the fiyrmcuw (N. Y.) Standard. Abram Lincoln Is a man not unknown to the nennle of the Untied States. Mis name was nnite familiar lo them before his contest wiih Uoiiglus, tn loot, mat campaign pave, mm a pre-eminent position in American politics. Although defeated in the struggle ior the Senator-ship, it is conceded by his opponents that ho was a mil maicii ior me wmib main m m fields of controversy, while his friends insist (baton every occasion when they met on a common plalfonn before (he people, Lincoln came off Ihe victor. From the close of that unparalleled coniest, Mr. Lincoln s name h is been frequently mentioned in connection with the Presidency and Vice-Presidency. In office or out, Abram Lincoln has preserved an unimnenchuble record. No slain rests upon his private or public character. In his hands the Kxectiilve office will bo disgraced by nn chicanery or corruption, but iis duties will be discharged wiih integrity 01 purpoir, ani wnn 1 a solo desire to promote (he honor andwell-being of 1 lie nation. The nominal ion of Mr. Hamlin forVice-President is one that was eminently fit to be made. No man in publio life at Washington Is more entitled In the publio esteem aud confidence than he. His olhcuil nnd private record contains no spot or blemish. Frni ihTny lUI'y Tlm. Mr. Lincoln Is a representative Western man; one who owes what he is lo his own exertions, nnd whoennwa fresh from ihe ranks of ihe eo- pie. He has not yet occupied a national posi. lion but hi" gallant run for the Illinois Seiia- tnrxhip against Douglas, whom ho overcome on tho popular vole, gave him prominence and churacier, and indicated his immense resources. Mr, Lincoln is a candid, devoted nnd eartirsl Advocate of Repiblicnn principles, an indel'ali-iinhle worker, and hu is free from nil ihoscpro-jinlii-ea winch weaken and overthrow great men who have heen long iti the Held of politics, Opinion of Democratic Journals, From th N. V. Stiuu.ij All. The nomination of Lincoln and llsmlin will be received wiih immense enthusiasm tn the West, where they can hardly fail to make a clean sweep. It will, therefore, be the most abject folly for tho Democraiio parly to nominate Douglas wiih the expectation of his carrying a single North western State. Lincoln can carry Illinois over the heud of Douglas hi at least len thousand majority. The whole light, as fares the North is concerned, has hern transferred lo to Ihe Middle Stales nf New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, Here, Inn, will he the only locality where the Hell and Everett ticket will operate to ilm disadvantage of the Repnbli. cans. In the West the latter ticket will hardly be known. The three Middle Stales we have mentioned can all be carried by the Democracy If a proper candidate is selected; but thai candidate is not Stephen A. Douglas, who would be heaten in each of these Stales by thousand of votes. Give ns Seymour or Guthrie, or both of them, and the hut tie w'll surely be won for the Democracy ond its principles. Front th Journal of Comuterr. While we have no de-ire to detract from Mr Lincoln's position us a respectable ciliteii of II linois. wo are not aware that he pos-enses In but considerable degree, ti.e qtialilloaliona de manded lor so elevnied a position aa that of Chief Mngitnito f the tinted stale, l'roha-blv nn attempt will be. made tn raie a factious is-tne: to present him a ''honest Abe Lincoln, noninated in the Wigwam, the candidate- who "i-tiltt mils and mauls tho Democrats, ' There will be great excitement tlirouchout ihe land and "Wiiiwinn" will he built now, as log eabins were in 110; the pi smiis in-tead of Ihe judg ment nf the people will ne appealed lo, and th Mention nf the people diverted, aa fur as pos siblo, from the real i--u-s net ore 1 lie country, Fr- m the S. T. Puuilny Tlmp. We ceriaiuily 11 tic'. pn led the nomination of Senator Seward at Hie Itepuhiicun 1 tiiiveuilnn, nd possibly tho "the wish was father in ihe ihouiihi." in that anticipation; for we felt a sole urn convirtioii of the certainty of his detent, and the nominal rnpiesentstive of the r.nn-rn- connection with It. It Is aa diiiiooily and unmistakable "Anti-slavery" as would the nomina tion or ewnrd or Uusse; but Lincoln actually represents a far in jre dangerous phase of AntU slaveryism limn either of the former, or, Indeed, thanUiddings or Harrison. He emlwdies a system ratberthan a sentiment, and while far mora likely to deceive and delude the masses than, Seward or Chase, hisadminisiration.if he should he elected, would be fur more dangerous to tbft South, and therefore to the safety of ths Union. From ihe It. T. Bun. Lincoln's nomination is considered a challenge to the Domocats to nominate Douglas when their Convention reassembles at Baltimore. Little doubt is entertained that tha challenge will be accepted, and that Douglas will be put in the field. The Seward men in this city do not conceal their vexation, and they openly Bay (hat, if either Douglaaor Houston be nominated at Daltimore, the State of New York will go against the Chicago nominee by ft laree majority. The Democratic Convention lo be held at Belt- t imore will probably present us with the nam of Dougls and Hie seceding Southern Slates with a name more immediately identified with their -own feelings and interests. In view of such an event, It would not be too muob to pre-diet that Abram Lincoln will be our next President. From Forney's Prttt. Tt fa now quite certain that if Mr, Douglas be rejected by the Democratic Convention bt Baltimore, Mr. Lincoln will sweep Illinois, Indiana, and the whole North West, and his election by the people becomes, perhaps, a foregone conclusion. One thing is sure, and must be known to tho Baltimore Convention, and that is, with Douglas they can triumph, and that with any any other candidate defeat Is almost inevitable. What ihe result may be time will determine. The seceders snd disunionisls who retired from the Charleston Convention would most assuredly prefer the election of a Republican President rather than ihe success or Mr. Doaglaii; but whether this factious personal opposition can control the masses of the people of the Southern Stales remains to ba seen. It is not doubled thai a large majority of the delegates from the Smrh refused lo Hccede, and will sustain Mr. Douglas if nominated. Frem The Bucheiler N. T., AuvMtlw. Lincoln Is a eandidnte not to be despised He is a man of fair talents, a self-mads man a tall, swarthy, rather cadaverous-looking Ken-(uckiun. a (rood eiump talker, and possesses tho qualities which make men populur with "the boys." Fron The Doiton Herald, DoujcTai. The nomination in many respects, is a strong one, and will be difficult louet'eut; and those who flatter themselves that the Democrats are to walk over ihe Presidential course with ease, will find themselves mistaken. The Convention nt Chicago has given evidence of. shrewdness, no less in ihe nomination of Mr. Lincoln than in the platform adopted, which is progressive without beintr ultra; and unless It is met by a platform equally plain and Intelligible, it will require 110 prophet toiuterpret the handwriting on the wall. From ths New York Times. By their nomination of Mr. Lincoln, and by Ihe plaiiorm which ihey have adopted, the Republicans have declared their wish and purpose to deal with this question, Slavery) if possible, in a spirit of moderation, and to mainiatn Iho characteristic position of the Republicans north with as little offense as may be lo the rights, Ihe feelings, or the interests of the South. They have not asserted in any hostile fashion their cardinal doctrine of the right of Congress to interfere for the exclusion of slavery from the Territories, though the fanatical violence wiih which the opposite doctrine, of the duty of Congress lo intervene for the protection of slavery in the TerritorieB, was put forth by Mr. YAnoey and his friends in the Convention at Charleston, might well have tempted them into doing o. Still they have not disowned, and oannot disown, that doctrine, and their triumph will involve the probabi iiy of lis positive though nacific assertion when once the power of Iht country shall pass io'o iheir hands.. Few norih- , raw Kfpumicans at leaBi.yHHievw mai . --Asseftlon womatie roitoweitiiy y for- V I-..- .l. f .. 9....I. ..Ill nvthing-like soeesilan or disunion. v Even the most conservative) of soothers mem declare this skepticism to be a fatal mistake. ' Still it exists, and must be taken into the account in estimating the motives and probable course of the Republican party. Their answer to ihe question of Ihe day is peaceful interference against the extension of slavery. From the D-iton Transcript. Mr. Lincoln, though not generally known, like Mr. Seward, as a statesman, and confessedly Inferior to Mr. Seward as a representative man, till possesses qualities which will make him a strong candidate. There are no prejudices ogainst him in his own party, ant) therefore Ihe whole strengih of ths party will be exerted in his support. He is probably more likely to carry what the Republicans call the "douhtful Slates," than many others who are better known in these Slates. In regard lo bis mind and character, he seems lo combine in a rare degree shrewdness with enthusiasm, practical sagacity with passionate devotion 10 principles, end, In canvassing the State of Illinois against Douglas in Iftftt, he proved also that he was one of those sturdy woflters who can "loll terribly." No public man of his party has a quicker, more Instinctive perception of popular feelings and modes of thinkintr, greater facility in connecting his own opinions with those which ob sin anion ir the mass of voters, and a more insinuating way of proving to the people that he "if one of Item. From the Do-ton Traveler. The nominations made yesierday at Chicago commend themselves to ihe favor of the country by ihe excellence of the meo selected to bead the Itepiiblteans. ir, Lincoln and Mr. Douglas are better rivals, iheir rivalry being of many years existence; and it is possible that Mr. I'ougiss may forget Ins Democratic enemies in his desire to defeat his siillohler enemies In Illinois, at whose head ths Republican Presidential candidate now stands. Or, he and bis section of iho Democracy could come to an understanding with ihe Uell party, end bo the latter have a fair show for victory. Anything Is on the cards, when party discipline is bo loose as it is in these latter days. Mr. Lincoln is well known to be 1 man of chival rous courage, and frank and open as light itself, qualities lhat ever tell with the people. n 1 country sh r V men 1 Vysttch" afi ai mid able n CI leas by an debate of that year cams off between Lincoln eloquflfcae, and produced great effect. In the With united effort r and undivided seal, the ! servnlive principle in our national politics, he ; seemed to us as one eieinpianiy in apart ior ueh a sacrifice. Hut a majmity of ihe delegates lo Chicago reasoned exactly ns wo did in relation 10 Mr. Seward s pos it ton before the people, and were loo nstute lo immolate their hope of a victory upon ihe altar of their affection for an Impraoiicalilechier. They consequently abandoned Heward for Linroln, ihe wlnlum aniugo-nul of Douglas. From the IHy n."lt. The nomination of linroln st Chicago las formidable one, probably more bo than would h that of any other man who has been named iu election of (he Illinois "rail oaiidtdate'' will U certain. From the Utica Mum Ing Herald. In Abrnm Lincoln the Republican faiih finds an eloquent exponent. Nn truer representative ot all thai is beat and noblest In It, lives. He is no mere shallow availability, taken up rs a dernier resort, but a statesman of tried worth, selected by reason of his inherent strepgtfi. Ilia fame has reached the remotest corner of ihe Republic. Kvery schoolboy from Maine to California has read the story of his life. His gal- lant contest with ths ''Little Giant" proved him Vol of the Ohio Delegation at Chteasje) riasT BALLOT. pELiruTKs at Lkuk. for Cni Brodbsok, Carter, llnrinn, Spanner 4. DlSTAlCT UttLOATXS. of LAMS Albright. Applegute, Barrett, Keebe, Beckett, Bill, R. W. Clarke, Kggleston, Oiddings, Graham, Gurley, llarn, llassaurck, Hitchcock, Lowe. Paine, Sands, Sohuyler, Steese, Stokely, Suiliffe, Swig- an, Taylor, Townsend, Van Vornea, naiiace, Warner. West, Williams-84. for LincoU Burgess, M. L. Clarks, Cummins, Delano, Geiger, Hivling, Reoiok, Robin-ion 8. Fur McLean Arter, Barrere, Thomas Corwln, R. hi. Corwiue 4. SKCOl BALLOT Deleotesat L,aa .' Chan B rod beck, Carder, Morion, Spooner. District Dklkuatks. For Chan Alhrlght, Applepa'e, Beebe, Dill, Kirgleitnii, Fnos, Gid-ding, Graham, Harn, Hussaurek, Hitchcock, Lowe. Paine, Sands, Steese. Biokely, 8m I iff, Swigart, Tavtor, Townend, Van Vorhes, WaU lace. Warner, West, Williams. Total, 2'.t. For Lincoln Aiier, Burere, Beckett, Bnr-ges, M. L. Clarke. R. W. Clarke, Cummins, Delano, Geiger, (iinley, Hivling, Rcnirk, Robinson, Schnvler, Total, 14. Far McLean Barren, Thomas Corwin, It. M. Cor wine. Total, 8. Tinftn ballot D it Lien iTKs at Lvb'ie Far Chat Broderick, Cat iter. Ilorum. Spooner. Diarmt'T Ih.LMMTts. Char Beebe, Bill, F.miM, Geiger, liiddtiigs, tlialiatn, lLisssniek, Hitehcoek, I'uiue, Sieesu, SutlifiV. Taylor, Towu. send lo. Fvr McLtan Thomas Corwin, U. M. Corwino For Lincoln Alhrlght, Appl-gte. Arter, Rariere, Barrett, Urokiti, Dm gen, M.L.CIaike, R, W, Clark, Co mm ins, Delano, Fglesion, (lor ley. llarn. Hivling, Iiwe, Henick, Rnhinson, Snide, Sehuvler. Sh'krley.Swiguri, Van Voilivs, Wallace, Warner, Wes.-2il. Falllnii of a Church. Noawini, Ct, May 22. A largo portion of lb new Methodist chnrrh, tn comae ol erection, Ml to dav, severely tnjoiiiiB: two or the aoik-men. This is the same edifice which was totally desiroyed, whtu nearly completed, during the severs' blow of February Hub. 6